Lean Glossary The following are key concepts associated with lean manufacturing. Click on a link to jump directly to the related definition. 5S Andon Bottleneck Analysis Continuous Flow Gemba (The Real Place) Heijunka (Level Scheduling) Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment) Jidoka (Autonomation) Just-In-Time (JIT) Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) Kanban (Pull System) KPI (Key Performance Indicator) Muda (Waste) Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) PDCA (Plan‚ Do‚ Check‚ Act) Poka-Yoke
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Making innovation work: How to manage it‚ Measure it‚ and Profit from it By Davila Epstein and Shelton Summary In this book the authors provide clearly defined methods and guidelines for creating and sustaining innovation strategies that best fit a specific company. The book covers a lot of topics about innovation from the management’s prospective. It starts from evaluation the innovation state of one company to how to design an innovation strategy while integrating /balancing innovations between
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life cycle and know this product will be end in the certain period from now. The products are not up to date‚ not suitable for this era (technology era). Thus‚ the customers turn to the competitor products because they come out with new and fresh idea. Therefore‚ this product must produce in the small quantity while it has the demand and also as organization responsibility for certain people that can¶t adapt new 1|P a ge products. Besides that the organization must plan to terminate offering
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What is innovation Innovation in Little Oxford Dictionary is a bring in new ideas. The original word is innovate. When searching in Wikipedia the word innovation its mean Is the application of new solutions that meet new requirements‚ inarticulate needs‚ or existing market needs. That words innovation in Business.gov.au is a Generally refers to renewing‚ changing or creating more effective processes‚ products or ways of doing things. Aviation Industry timeline The history of aviation has
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the most momentous creative movements in American history‚ exceeding its original importance to one specific interest group and hence cannot be looked upon simply as a convenient metaphor. This essay will show that in addition to the eruption of creativity‚ the Harlem Renaissance should be acknowledged for its significant contribution to changing the self-perception of the Negro in America in such a positive and significant way that eventually transformed the Harlem Renaissance into the Civil Rights
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The most significant innovations from the beginning of the Palaeolithic Age to the end of the Neolithic Age are; the utilization of fire‚ tools‚ potters and shelters. I will be discussing how these four innovations have been advanced through the years‚ and their importance in our society Fire is one of the major technological advances in human evolution‚ and has been advanced throughout years. The creation of fire is what led to heaters‚ ovens and microwaves. It has improved and made the lives
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com/reports/609856/ Innovation Case Study: Apple Description: With the runaway success of its products—the iPod lineup‚ iTunes‚ the Macbook—Apple has re-emerged as one of the world’s most innovative companies. Apple has managed to sustain its innovation efforts with calculated‚ consistent increases in R&D spending and rapid-fire launches of new products and upgrades. What lies behind Apple’s success is not luck—the company has very deliberately focused its efforts on generating better ideas faster. Discover
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Leading Innovation and Change Final-term essay March 15th‚ 2012 Effective words - 5262 Table of Contents Introduction 3 1. Critical literature review of theories of innovation and change 4 1.1. Why innovation is critical for an organization? 4 1.1.1. Creativity 4 1.1.2. Definition of invention 5 1.1.3. Definition of innovation 5 1.1.4. Why innovation matters 7 1.1.5. The driver of innovation 7 1.2. How to innovate 8 1.3. Moving from innovation to change 8 1
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1.) Why might Paragon Tool want to pursue acquisition of MonitorRobotics? What are the associated risks? Paragon Tool would want to pursue the acquisition of MonitorRobotics because it would give them the ability to troubleshoot their own products out in the field. If Paragon Tool had a tool go down that a consumer had purchased 5 years back then MonitorRobotics would offer the ability to go out and fix and maintain the machine. The acquisition would give Paragon Tool the services they need
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In Malaysia‚ the standard language is called Bahasa Malaysia "Malaysian language". In Singapore‚ Brunei‚ southern Thailand‚ and the southern Philippines it is called Bahasa Melayu "Malay language"‚ and in Indonesia it is generally called Bahasa Indonesia‚ "Indonesian language"‚ though Bahasa Nasional "National Language" and Bahasa Persatuan/Pemersatu "Unifying Language" are also heard. However‚ in areas of Sumatra and Riau where the language is indigenous‚ Indonesians refer to it as Bahasa Melayu
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