Lean concepts

transactional projects alike (I Six Sigma, 2016). Effective use of Six Sigma concepts are taught by trained experts to the whole of the team (University of Pennsylvania, 2005). There are tow primary tools of Six Sigma, The Six Sigma DMAIC process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, I-improve, C-control) and, The Six Sigma DMADV process (D-define, M-measure, A-analyze, D-design, V-verify)(I Six Sigma, 2016). Unlike with Lean Methodology there are no considerations given to environmental impact…

in pushing the Indian manufacturing sector forward is the proper implementation of lean manufacturing. Lean manufacturing is a relentless process of delivering what the client needs, when they need it, at a value they are ready to pay while utilizing the minimum measure of assets. The central thought behind lean is minimizing waste, hence creating more value for customers with fewer resources. The concept of lean manufacturing (LM) was originated at Toyota plant, Japan after the Second World War…

1.0 Chapter one: Introduction “As global healthcare expenditure soars, and as systems are increasingly required to deliver better care to more people using less resource, the challenge to explore the promises of lean thinking is compelling” (Young and McClean, 2009 p.309). In the United Kingdom (UK) for instance there was a serious rise in public healthcare spending from 3% in 1960 to 7.8% in 2010 (Pettinger, 2015). Although healthcare spending has falling as percentage of a GDP in the UK…

Obstacles to Implementing Lean In order to effectively improve the application of lean system one must have knowledge of the current flaws. This will allow proper assessments to be conducted and implement tools that will improve the process of the organization. The two structures of the Lean process consist of structure one: Lean Suppliers, Lean Manufacturing, and Lean Procurement. Under the first structure the Lean Suppliers are concerned with executing the customer needs, processing the…

Even though Dot Foods is not a manufacturer, the company took the concepts taught by lean manufacturing to help determine its course for eliminating inefficient and wasteful aspects of its operations (J. Long, personal communication, September 10, 2016). One of the main aspects of lean manufacturing is the elimination of waste and inefficiencies (Murugesan, 2016). Dot Foods focuses on eliminating the wastes inherent in its…

Before getting into the detail on the Lean principle here are insights about the history on lean in Toyota. Henry Ford was the first person to integrate the production process. He creates a flow production with standard work and moving conveyance at MI. Ford had a fabrication steps which he was utilizing on special purpose machines to fabricated and assemble those parts that goes in the vehicle. After the process they completed the finished product after going through subassembly and final…

combination of lean approach and supply chain management, lean supply chain management has been carried out as a new concept for today’s new business models. In order to introduce the lean supply chain management and it’s long-term benefits, this article has been divide into six sections. After this introduction, second section provides an introduction of lean supply chain and the relationship between lean approach and supply chain management. Third section presents the drivers of lean supply…

Toyotism, also known as Toyota Production System (TPS), is the term used by the analogy with Fordism to designate the management and production system first developed in Japan by the Toyota company. Lean Production, instead is often used as a generic name in order to take in account all the changes and additions made to the original TPS. It is without any doubts that we can state that one of the fathers of the system was Taiichi Ohno who had the charge of a production engineering manager at…

Introduction The concept of a supply chain system is the movement of a product from the supplier to the customer. This process can be very complex and mostly requires the investment of financial and natural recourses. It also requires intense strategic planning to optimize efficiency and keep up with customer demand. In order to properly implement this process, many companies have employed either the traditional supply chain or the lean approach to handle their production. This is because these…

Recently, it was decided that all state government employees needed to complete Lean Six Sigma White Belt training. Essentially, this training is designed to combine Lean’s methods for reducing waste and maximizing flow in processes and Six Sigma’s methods for using measurement tools to decrease the variations that lead to inefficiency in processes. These concepts can be incredibly useful for government agencies, because government agencies are often extremely inefficient and behind the times…