This book outlines the scope of sustainability and green practice in supply chain operations, which has continued to grow with a rapid speed. The book includes core aspects of sustainability and gre……続きを見る
Brainstorming is a conceptualizing technique that is a notable strategy for creating countless thoughts in a brief timeframe period. It fills in as an instrument for recognizing issues and causes.
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Production kanban, which translates to "sign" or "signboard" in Japanese, instructs an upstream process on the kind and number of goods to produce for a downstream process. In a pull system, a kanba……続きを見る
Yet many companies focus on the mechanisms of implementation--one-piece flow, pull production, takt time, standard work, kanban--without linking those mechanisms back to the pillars that hold up the……続きを見る
Takt time is calculated as the amount of manufacturing time that is available divided by the volume of orders. In the 1930s, the German aviation industry employed Takt for the first time as a produc……続きを見る
Andon is a system that alerts people to problems before they happen, in order to make the process more efficient and prevent issues. In manufacturing, an andon is a system that tells managers, maint……続きを見る
Heijunka, which means "production smoothing or leveling" in Japanese, is a method that helps balance production in all areas and with suppliers over time. It aims to make Just-In-Time (JIT) producti……続きを見る
To save money during the economic downturn, many businesses are using abstinence policies. This might mean firing employees and reducing pay for some people. Actually, those actions might only work ……続きを見る
Many kaizen programs aim to have a continuous flow, which means processes are constantly moving without interruptions. This is also the ultimate goal of lean production. A "cell" is a group of devic……続きを見る
A thermal imager is used to detect radiation (heat) originating from an object, convert it to temperature, and display an image of the temperature distribution. This process is known as infrared the……続きを見る
The word "5S" stands for five related concepts with a S sound that describe workplace procedures that promote visual control and lean manufacturing. These are the five words in Japanese:
Seiri: Sort……続きを見る
Production kanban, which translates to "sign" or "signboard" in Japanese, instructs an upstream process on the kind and number of goods to produce for a downstream process. In a pull system, a kanba……続きを見る
Quality Statistics Made Simple! Brainstorming is a conceptualizing process that is well-known for producing a large number of ideas in a short period of time. It serves as a tool for identifying dif……続きを見る
Using lean metrics in non-manufacturing processes can help make things work better and make customers happier. The ideas of lean thinking, like finding what's valuable, getting rid of waste, and alw……続きを見る
Toyota Motor Corporation created a production system that aims to achieve high-quality products, minimize expenses, and shorten the time it takes to make them by reducing waste. TPS consists of two ……続きを見る
