Overview Flashcards

1
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Eli Whitney

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First to start interchangeable parts for gun manufacturering

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2
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History of lean

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Roots tied to Toyota production system and to early ford production systems

Taiichi Ohno credited with development of TPS

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3
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Lean

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Looks at everything in value to the customer

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4
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Type 2 muda

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Non value added and unnecessary for the system to function and can be eliminated immediately

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5
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Type 1 muda

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Non-value added and necessary for system to function

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6
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7 types of waste

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Overproduction
Waiting
Transportation 
Motion
Over processing
Inventory
Defects
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7
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6S

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Sort
Straighten
Shine
Standardize
Sustain
Safety
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8
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Visual management

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Signals used to alert people about problems

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9
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Concept of flow

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One piece flow
Reduces time btw orders and delivery
Reveals any defects early in the process
Provides flexibility

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10
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JIT inventory control

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Right material arrives right time in the right amount

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11
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Pull system

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Based on customer demand

What is consumed is being replaced

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12
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Kanban

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Means for controlling a pull production system

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13
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Takt time

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Available time / customer demand

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14
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Production leveling and line balancing

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Min time wasted btw operations

Standard WIP established to create smooth flow

Involves balancing production quantities and processing capabilities

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15
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Judoka or autonamation

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Automation with human touch creating intelligent machines

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16
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Value stream map

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Describes sequences and movement of activities

17
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Theory of constraints

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One operation limits the throughput of the system at any one time

18
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Problem solving method

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Identify opportunities 
Analyze current process
Develop optimal solutions
Implement changes
Study results
Standardize 
Plan for future
19
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Current scenario

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Competition has become global

Lean doing more with less