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91SIPOC analysis
The Six Sigma methodology follows several different process variables; SIPOC is just one of the variables used by Six Sigma. SIPOC is a high-level picture of the process and provides a visual image of how the...
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95The Seven Wastes
The Chief Engineer for Toyota during the mid-1900 was Taiichi Ohno. Ohno is given credit for creating the Toyota Production System (TPS) and creating the seven wastes. Toyota defines waste as being...
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96Kaizen-Continuous Improvement
What does the word "Kaizen" mean? This Japanese word has been associated with many Lean Manufacturing techniques and more specifically the Toyota Production System. In Japanese this word is pronounced...
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90Lean Manufacturing: SMED and JIT production
Companies are always searching for ways to reduce waste in the manufacturing process. Lean Manufacturing is one of the most common strategies used to reduce waste and improve the overall process. Single...
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825S for Workplace Organization
5S is considered as a basis for Lean Manufacturing and this article attempts to explain what it is, why it fails in so many organisations and what is required for it to succeed.
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82Phase 1 - Seiri of the 5 S methodology
Seiri, which means organization or sort, is used to put things together or to organize them by using specific rules. And one of the best things about seiri is that once you know and understand the rules that...
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79Phase 2 - Seiton of the 5 S methodology
In order to properly follow through with seiton you are going to need to make sure that you have first successfully completed seiri. The reason for this is that seiri actually leads into seiton, so you cannot...
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80Creating a Lean Manufacturing Enviroment
Introduction Creating a lean manufacturing environment cannot be done through a step by step implementation process that you may find in a manual or tutorial. Implementing a lean manufacturing method of...
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79What is value added work and non-value added work?
What is value added work and non-value added work? What is value added work and non-value added work? Value added work and non-value added work refers to the idea that a customer will pay for work that adds...
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75What causes lean manufacturing failure and how to avoid it
What causes lean manufacturing failure and how to avoid it Before you can even begin to understand how lean manufacturing can fail and the things that you can do to avoid that kind of failure you should...
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