What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean is the relentless pursuit of the
elimination of waste.
Waste is anything that consumes resources,
but does not add value for the customer.
In general terms, customers see value in
lower costs, higher quality, and increased
flexibility.
What Lean Is Not
Lean is not a program of the month.
It is a new way of thinking about our work.
It is never finished.
Lean is not about cutting headcount.
It is about utilizing our people better.
It is about increasing our value-added work.
Lean is not a cost-cutting program.
It is about increasing value, which means better quality and increased flexibility in addition to lower cost for the customer.
Learning To See
There are Seven Types of Waste:
Overproduction Waiting
Transport Extra Processing
Inventory Motion
Defects
The customer is not willing to pay for these.
There are Lean tools to help you see these
wastes.
Lean Tools
Value Stream Mapping
5S (Workplace Organization)
Visual Management
Pull Systems (Kanban)
Work Flow or Flow Manufacturing
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
Quick Change/Set-up Reduction
Standard Work
5S
Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
A method of organizing the work area so that
it is efficient, clean, and standardized
Incorporates visual management into the
workplace
Reduces wasted time for treasure hunts
Improves morale, safety, and quality
Requires discipline to sustain
Lean is the relentless pursuit
of the elimination of…
headcount value
value-added work waste
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response feedback
Lean is the relentless pursuit
of the elimination of…
headcount value
value-added work waste
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response feedback
Waste consumes _____ but
does not add _____.
labor, resources value, time
resources, value time, resources
Value is seen in…
(Click all that apply.)
higher flexibility higher quality
lower costs lower headcount
Which of the following are Lean
tools?
(Click all that apply.)
Four Sigma 5 S
Visual Management Value Stream Maps
• Lean.org
• Lean Mfg Resource
• Lean Resources
• Lean at EPA
• Visual Workplace
• Is about ORGANIZATION
• Clearly distinguish needed items from unneeded items and eliminate the latter.
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• Is about ORDERLINESS
• Keep needed items in the correct place to allow for easy and immediate retrieval.
• A place for everything and everything in its place.
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• Is about CLEANLINESS
• Sweep and clean the area.
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• Is about CONSISTENCY
• Put like items together.
• Labels are helpful.
• Color coding is helpful.
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• Is about DISCIPLINE
• Make a habit of maintaining established procedures.
• Communicate expectations.
• Procedures, audits, and inspections are helpful.
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• This app is designed to be carried on the job for a 5S Lean project. It serves as a memory jogger during execution of the project.
• Version 1.0.