Lean - Vocabulary - House Of Lean

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Single Piece Flow

Back 1

Takt Time
One Piece Flow

Downstream Pull

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5s

Back 2

Sort
Straighten

Shine

Standardise

Sustain

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Kanban

Back 3

Kanban is Japanese for “visual signal” or “card.” Toyota line-workers used a kanban (i.e., an actual card) to signal steps in their manufacturing process.

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SMED

Back 4

Single Minute Exchange of Die

Aims to reduce the time lost during set-ups and changeovers

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TPM

Back 5

TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a holistic approach to equipment maintenance The Big Idea – Getting operators involved in maintaining their own equipment, and emphasizing proactive and preventive maintenance will lay a foundation for improved production.

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3p

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Lean 3P (Production Preparation Process) is an event-driven process for developing a new product concurrently with the operation that will produce it

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Heijunka

Back 7

Average daily volume and mix

Smooth Production schedule

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Jidoka

Back 8

Highlights the causes of problems because work stops immediately when a problem first occurs.

Built in Quality and Safety
Pokayoke (mistake proofing)

5 Whys
Harmony of man and Machine

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Kaizen

Back 9

Is a system of continuous improvement

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TPS

Back 10

Toyota Production System

Operational Excellence
Best quality, cost, delivery

Empowered employees

Customer focused culture