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Lean Terminology
This is a hub designed to help people that are new to lean come to grips with the terminology uses in lean.
2 commentsSMED; Shigeo Shingo's Single Minute Exchange of Die
Shigeo Shingo’s Single Minute Exchange of Die or SMED is the technique within lean manufacturing and Just in Time to reduce the setup or changeover times for your process, as the name suggests the aim is to literally reduce your setups to be in single minutes. Reducing set up times through SMED enables smaller batches to be run as well as gaining greater efficiency from your machines.
5 commentsThe 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 three-form: Muri - Overburden Mura -...
3 commentsMuda: Reduce Mura to level Production
Most lean manufacturing practitioners think of Muda when you talk about waste, but there are two other types of waste; Mura and Muri. Mura is the waste of unevenness, or inconsistency, theerfore we need to reduce Mura to level our production. Mura causes un-level production which in turn casues overburden (Muri).
0 commentsSome Wonders of Mother Nature in Indonesia .
Indonesia has many attractive destinations to visit. Here are some of those places that have made good names world wide.
13 comments7 Wastes; the Seven Muda
Most practitioners think of lean manufacturing as the removal of 7 wastes or the seven Muda, the japanese term used by Toyota in their Toyota Production System to signify a non-value adding or wasteful step. But there are three wastes that Toyota identify; Muda, Muri and Mura. All three of these wastes need to be reduced and eliminated not just the seven wastes of lean.
0 commentsMuda: What is Muri Overburden
Most Lean Manufacturing Practitioners consider waste as only being Muda and the 7 wastes and forget the wastes of Mura and Muri. But what is Muri? It is the Japanese term for “overburden” and refers to the strain that we put on our workers by failing to smooth production and standardise our processes.
0 commentsCook Islands Holiday
In our busy life schedules we need to find more time to relax and to get away from work, study and our hectic modern life. For me that means a once a year get away from Adelaide, jump on a plane and end up somewhere different. And there is no...
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