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Organize the work area:
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Andon
Visual feedback system for the plant floor that indicates production status, alerts when assistance is needed, and empowers operators to stop the production process.
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Autonomous Maintenance
A method from TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) for engaging operators to carry out basic maintenance activity (such as cleaning, lubrication, and inspection activity).
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Continuous flow
Manufacturing where work-in-process smoothly flows through production with minimal (or no) buffers between steps of the manufacturing process.
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gemba
A philosophy that reminds us to get out of our offices and spend time on the plant floor – the place where real action occurs.
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Heijunka
A form of production scheduling that purposely manufactures in much smaller batches by sequencing (mixing) product variants within the same process.
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Hoshin kanri
Align the goals of the company (Strategy), with the plans of middle management (Tactics) and the work performed on the plant floor (Action).
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Jidoka
Design equipment to partially automate the manufacturing process (partial automation is typically much less expensive than full automation) and to automatically stop when defects are detected.
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just-in-time
Pull parts through production based on customer demand instead of pushing parts through production based on projected demand. Relies on many lean tools, such as Continuous Flow
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Kaizen
A strategy where employees work together proactively to achieve regular, incremental improvements in the manufacturing process.
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