Lean Production & Quality Flashcards
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Lean production
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A collection of industrial methods that aim to reduce waste in a business.
2
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Types of lean production
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Kaizen
Just-in-time
Cell production
Time-based production
3
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Kaizen
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Continuous improvement - the implementation of small, regular changes to achieve better efficiency, usually through quality circles.
4
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Time-based production
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Seeks to reduce the level of wasted time in the production process.
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Quality
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The features of a product that allow it to satisfy customers.
6
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Quality Control
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Inspection of products as part of a sampling process to ensure that agreed standards have been reached.
