yellow belt review Flashcards
what is Heijunka?
process leveling in value stream
what is Kaizen?
make better (cont improvement)
IRS?
Increase efficiency, Reduce Cost, Save time
what is jidoka?
stop the line, machines with human oversight
what does JIT reveal?
exposes problems early
what are the 3 components of the toyota house of quality foundation?
heijunka, SOP, kaizen
toyota house of quality is the ______?
the WHAT
the toyota way is the _____?
the HOW
what is the toyota way?
(2nd house) continuous improvment and respect for people . the How
starting a Lean project involves this very first action…
value stream mapping is the line of departure, it IDs the processes involves
Taiichi Ohno highlights
post ww2 era, initiated the idea of lean ( he did not use the word lean however)
identified the 7 wastes (Muda)
Bill Smith highlights
six sigma organizer (sigma is just math, he structured the process tools). Eng that applied stats to six sigma
Jack Welch highlights
GE exec in mid 80s perfected six sigma and saved 11 billion over 10 years
Vilfredo Pareto highlights
lean is influenced by him. observed that 80% of something is done by 20% of people etc
Walter Shewart highlights
special cause— comman cause analysis. concentrate on the comman causes to reduce waste.
gave us the PDCA model for lean problem solving
Henry Ford highlights
created with the assembly line
Fredrick Taylor highlights
there is only one best way to do something. standardized processes.
W. Edward Deming highlights
TQM pioneer to japan, US business did not want his interference. SOP, process controls etc. Japan post ww2 embraced him and exploded in quality and sales. 1973 us business started paying attention.
Dr Kaoru Ishikawa highlight
founded the Fishbone assessment diagram
cause and effect