| 5-S |
A systematic process of workplace organization |
| Autonomation |
Stopping a line automatically when a defective
part is detected. [Same as Jidoka] |
| Balanced Plant |
A plant where capacity of all resources are
balanced exactly with market demand. |
| Bottleneck |
Any resource whose capacity is equal to, or
less than the demand placed on it. |
| Capacity
Constraint Resources |
Where a series of non-bottlenecks, based on
the sequence in which they perform their jobs can act as a constraint.
[Abbreviation: CCR] |
| CCR |
Where a series of non-bottlenecks, based on
the sequence in which they perform their jobs act as a constraint.
[Full title; Capacity
Constraint Resources] |
| Chaku-Chaku |
A method of conducting single-piece flow,
where the operator proceeds form machine to machine, taking
the part from one machine and loading it into the next.
[Same as Load-Load] |
| Change Agent |
The catalytic force moving firms and value
streams out of the world of inward-looking batch-and-queue. |
| Constraint |
Anything that limits a system from achieving
higher performance, or throughput.
Alternate: That bottleneck which
most severely limit the organization's ability to achieve
higher performance relative its purpose/goal. |
| Covariance |
The impact of one variable upon others in the
same group. |
| Dependent Events |
Events that occur only after a previous event. |
| Evaporating Clouds |
A problem of method used in Theory
of Constraints. Same as Conflict Resolution. |
| External Setup (OED) |
Die setup procedures that can be performed
while machine is in motion. OED - "outer exchange of
die" [See Internal Setup] |
| Flow Kaizen |
Radical Improvement, usually applied only once
within a value stream. [Same as Kaikaku
] |
| Heijunka |
Keeping total manufacturing volume as constant
as possible. [Same as Production
Smoothing] |
| Hoshin Kanri |
The selection of goals, projects to achieve
the goals, designation of people and resources for project
completion, and establishment of project metrics. [Same as Policy
Deployment] |
| Information
Management Task |
The task of taking a specific product from
order-taking through detailed scheduling to delivery. [See Value
Stream] |
| Informative
Inspection |
A form of inspection used to determine
non-conforming product. [See Inspection
or Judgment Inspection] |
| Inspection |
Comparing product, or component against
specifications to determine if such product or component
meets requirements. [See Judgment
Inspection or Informative
Inspection] |
| Internal Setup (IED) |
Die setup procedures that must be performed
while machine is in stopped. IED - "inner exchange of
die" [See External Setup] |
| Inventory |
The money the system has invested in
purchasing things it intends to sell. |
| Jidoka |
Stopping a line automatically when a defective
part is detected. [Same as Autonomation] |
| Judgment
Inspection |
A form of inspection used to determine
non-conforming product. [See Inspection
or Informative
Inspection] |
| Kaikaku |
Radical Improvement, usually applied only once
within a value stream.
[Same as Flow Kaizen] |
| Kaizen |
Continuous improvement through incremental
improvements. [Same as Process
Kaizen] |
| Lean |
Producing the maximum sellable products or
services at the lowest operational cost, while optimizing
inventory levels. |
| Load-Load |
A method of conducting single-piece flow,
where the operator proceeds form machine to machine, taking
the part form one machine and loading it into the next.
[Same as Chaku-Chaku] |
| Muda |
Any human activity which absorbs resources,
but creates no real value. [See Non-Value
Added, Waste] |
| Nagara System |
A production system where seemingly unrelated
tasks can be produced by the same operator simultaneously. |
| Non-Value Added |
Activities or actions taken that add no real
value to the product or service, making such activities
or action a form of waste. [See
Value Added] |
| One-Touch Exchange of
Dies (OTED) |
The reduction of die set-up where die setting
is reduced to a single step. [See Single
Minute Exchange of Die, Internal
Setup, or External Setup] |
| Operating
Expenses |
The money the required for the system to
convert inventory into throughput. |
| Operations |
Work or steps taken to transform material from
raw materials to finished product. [See Process,
Sub-Process] |
| Physical
Transformation Task |
The task of taking a specific product from raw
materials to a finished product in the hands of the
customer. [See Value Stream] |
| Pitch |
The pace and flow of a product. |
| Policy Deployment |
The selection of goals, projects to achieve
the goals, designation of people and resources for project
completion, and establishment of project metrics. [Same as Hoshin
Kanri] |
| Problem Solving
Task |
The task of taking a specific product from
concept through detailed design and engineering to
production launch. [See Value
Stream] |
| Process |
The flow of material in time and space. The
accumulation of sub-processes,
or operations that
transform material from raw material to finished products. |
| Process Kaizen |
Continuous improvement through incremental
improvements. [Same as Kaizen] |
| Production
Smoothing |
Keeping total manufacturing volume as constant
as possible. [Same as Heijunka] |
| Quality |
Meeting expectation and requirements, stated
and un-stated, of the customer. |
| Quality Function Deployment (QFD) |
Using a cross-functional team to reach
consensus that final engineering specification of a product
are in accord with the voice of the customer. |
| Quick Changeover |
The ability to change tooling and fixtures
rapidly (usually minutes), so multiple products can be run
on the same machine. |
| Real Value |
Attributes and features of a product or
service that, in the eyes of customers, are worth paying
for. [See Value Added, Non-Value
Added] |
| Resource
Activation |
Using a resource regardless of whether throughput
is increased. [See Resource
Utilization ] |
| Resource
Utilization |
Using a resource in a way that increases throughput
. [See Resource Activation] |
| Right-size |
Matching tooling and equipment to the job and
space requirements of lean production. |
| Sensi |
An outside master or teacher that assists in
implementing lean practices. |
| Shusa |
The leader of the team whose job is to design
and engineer a new product and it into production. |
| Single Minute Exchange
of Dies (SMED) |
The reduction in die set-up time. Set-up in a
single minute is not required, but used as a reference. [See
One-Touch Exchange of Die, Internal
Setup, or External
Setup] |
| Standard Work |
Specifying tasks to the best way to get the
job done in the amount of time available while ensuring the
job is done right the first time, every time. |
| Statistical Fluctuations |
Kinds of information that cannot be precisely
predicted. |
| Sub- Optimization |
A condition where gains made in one activity
are offset by losses in another activity or activities,
created by the same actions creating gains in the first
activity. |
| Sub-Processes |
A series of operations
combined. Part of a process |
| Takt Time |
Daily production number required to meet
orders in hand divided into the number of working hours in
the day. |
| Theory of Constraints (TOC) |
A lean management philosophy that stresses
removal of constraints to increase
throughput while decreasing
inventory and operating
expenses. |
| Throughput |
The rate the system generates money through
sales. |
| Value Added |
Activities or actions taken that add real
value to the product or service. [See Non-Value
Added] |
| Value Analysis |
Analyzing the value
stream to identify value
added and non-value
added activities. |
| Value Engineering |
|
| Value Stream |
The set of specific actions required to bring
a specific product through three critical management tasks
of any business: Problem-solving,
Information management
and physical
transformation. |
| Visual Controls |
Displaying the status of an activity so every
employee can see it and take appropriate action. |
| Waste |
Anything that uses resources, but does not add
real value to the product or service. |
| Yield |
Produced product related to scheduled product. |
