Elimination of Waste in a Lean Manufacturing Environment Many things can be done in a manufacturing enterprise in order to increase its performance. Special consideration should be given to the activities where the most benefit can be attained. The elimination of waste is the most important contributor to improvement in a lean manufacturing environment. The efforts for the elimination of waste begin on the manufacturing floor and include all areas of the enterprise all the way up to management
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Haste makes waste. “Haste makes waste” which is an old saying accepted almost by everyone. Some people are prone to do the tasks as quickly as they can but then they realize that everything got wrong. From my point of view‚ we should not do things precipitately but instead we should act carefully. For a start‚ haste makes us lose our attention. The main reason is that we only think about consequences of our aim when we act quickly. So eventually it may result in unpleasant and dangerous events
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proofing</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Iterative testing</OPTION2> <OPTION3>OA</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Early testing</OPTION4> <ANSWER>Mistake proofing</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>2</QNo> <QUESTION> ______________ is the critical starting point of Lean thinking</QUESTION> <OPTION1>Project Value</OPTION1> <OPTION2>Customer Value</OPTION2> <OPTION3>Value Addition</OPTION3> <OPTION4>Program value </OPTION4> <ANSWER>Customer Value</ANSWER> </Main> <Main> <QNo>3</QNo>
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Classroom 3-A‚ Hajime couldn’t tell if he was lucky or unlucky to be in a classroom with his peers. The faces he found familiar were outnumbered by the many unfamiliar faces. His saving grace was that his homeroom teacher was a breath of fresh air compare to the painfully boring teacher his earlier year. None worse than his freshman teacher who would yell at them about how entitle their generation was from the clothes they wear to the technology they used. Ms. Shibata was friendly‚ fit and approachable
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Lean production: Successful implementation of organisational change in operations instead of short term cost reduction efforts by Thorsten Ahrens Lean Alliance® GmbH Im Schlosshof 4a • D-82229 Seefeld • Germany • Tel: +49 (08152) 7944-94• Fax: +49 (08152) 7944-93 © 2006 Lean Alliance. All Rights Reserved. This product‚ and any parts thereof‚ may not be reproduced in any form or used in any manner whatsoever without direct permission from the owners of the Lean Alliance. 1 Abstract
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Lean Manufacturing‚ 5S and Six Sigma Page 1 of 8 We’re big fans of lean manufacturing practices‚ 5S and Six Sigma based on the results we’ve seen in metal casting plants as well as in other manufacturing companies. If you are not embracing and implementing these concepts‚ chances are your company is not moving forward. If you are not continually improving you are moving backwards relative to your competitors. LEAN MANUFACTURING Lean manufacturing is the implementation of the concept
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TABLE OF CONTENTS ABSTRACT 2 REPORT: TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR MOTORS 3 Technology and Organisational effectiveness 3 Organisational Structure 4 Porter’s Five Forces 4 Bidadi Unrest 6 APPENDIX 7 Questionnaire for the Survey 7 ABSTRACT: CASE STUDY ON TKM Ever since humans got wheels to travel on‚ the demand was created and
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INTRODUCTION Lean manufacturing‚ lean enterprise‚ or lean production‚ often simply‚ "Lean"‚ is a production practice that considers the expenditure of resources for any goal other than the creation of value for the end customer to be wasteful‚ and thus a target for elimination. Working from the perspective of the customer who consumes a product or service‚ "value" is defined as any action or process that a customer would be willing to pay for. Essentially‚ lean is centered on preserving
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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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Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) Toyota is a Japanese company founded by Sakichi Toyoda. It first began selling cars in the US in 1957‚ and quickly became successful by its mission of high quality and low prices. The company’s objective was never to be number one in sales. Toyota was focused in their offer of best quality in the market. Toyota’s vehicles were also very well known by their high resale price. Automobile Industry in 2008 Toyota played in a very competitive enviroment
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