De-bottlenecking is one of the very good lean tools focus on reducing cycle time and improving throughput. One of the important toll used is to study… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
Autonomation: Described as “intelligent automation” or “automation with a human touch.” If an abnormal situation arises the machine stops and the worker will stop the… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
Andon – Definition A device that calls attention to defects, equipment abnormalities, other problems, or reports the status and needs of a system typically by… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
Affinity Diagram These Quality Control tools are used in problem Solving as a visual methods such as Affinity diagram and Fish bone diagram. These are… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
POKA YOKE is a Japanese term, meaning Mistake proofing is very much helpful in avoiding operator mistake. This is Formalized and adopted by Shigeo Shingo as… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
Toyota’s Chief Engineer, Taiichi Ohno identifies the following seven wastes while developing the Toyota Production System. MUDA is a Japanese term which means that un… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
What is a flow chart A flowchart is a common chart / diagrammatic representation that represent an algorithm or process showing the sequence of steps… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
While we are implementing lean we come across three mostly used terms for calculating the Time Spent i.e, Takt Time, Lead Time and Cycle time… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
The original seven wastes (Muda (Japanese term)) were defined by Taiichi Ohno, the father of the Toyota Production System. These wastes have been often redefined… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore
Kaizen is an approach to creating continuous improvement based on the idea that small, ongoing positive changes can reap significant improvements. Even though the Word… Share this: Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram ShareMore