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What are the 5 steps to Lean Management? |
1. Identify value 2. Map the Value System 3. Create flow 4. Establish pull 5. Seek Perfection |
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Why is the Voice of Customer (VOC) significant? |
1. Identify their needs 2. Are you/your rivals satisfying these needs? To a high standard? 3. What can you do to measure/control to ensure meeting of customer requirements? 4. Do the proposed improvements relate to these requirements? |
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What are sources of muda (waste)? |
1. Over production ahead of demand 2. Waiting for next process step 3. Unnecessary transporting of materials 4. Over-processing of parts 5. Excessive inventories 6. Unnecessary movement of employees 7. Defective production |
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What are the 5 S's? |
1. Sort 2. Straighten 3. Shine 4. Standardise 5. Sustain |
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What are the disadvantages of large inventories in terms of materials? |
1. Costs of ties up working capital 2. Requires storage space 3. Defects are hidden, possibly many damages 4. Stages are kept busy and slowed down by WIP 5. Avoids synchronisation |
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What are the disadvantages of large inventories in terms of the customer? |
1. Wastes their time 2. Waiting area is required 3. Gives negative image 4. Servers are kept busy by waiting customers |
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What are the aims of JIT? |
1. Cost-effective production 2. Total employee involvement 3. Increase productivity 4. Eliminate waste |
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What is KANBAN used for? |
1. Instructs the preceding process to send more materials
2. Visual aid - highlights areas of overproduction and poor synchronisation |
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What are the benefits of Lean Management? |
1. Reduces lead time 2. Reduces inventory and WIP 3. Improved quality 4. Improved operational equipment efficiency 5. Increased morale of workforce |
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What are the disadvantages of Lean Management? |
1. Heavy reliance on supplier cooperation 2. Environment impact of increased transport 3. Lack of stable demand for products/services |
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Why does Lean prefer smaller machines to larger machines? |
1. Large machines produce mass amounts, quickly creating waste 2. Smaller machines are: easier to move/set up and planned maintenance is easier |
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Why is it beneficial to deliver smaller quantities of goods? |
In order to reduce inventory levels |
