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What is a Bottleneck?

Table of contents What is a bottleneck? Production Variations Production Capacity How do you detect a workflow bottleneck? How do you reduce or eliminate bottleneck effects? Work in batches Increase the number of people and resources Set WIP limits Do not leave the...

What is Design Thinking?

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Table of contents What is Design Process Thinking? Wicked vs. Tame Problems What’s the Purpose of Design Thinking? What’s the Value? What are the design principles? Ideation Empathy and user-centricity Collaboration Action-orientated bias Iteration and...

What is Continuous Improvement?

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Table of contents What is Continuous Improvement? The Continuous Improvement Model Core Principles of Continuous Improvement Ideas from employees are valuable Minor changes are more important than major paradigm shifts and new inventions Incremental improvements are...

What is Standard Work?

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Table of contentsWhat Is Standard Work?What is Standardization?Standard Work StepsThe 3 Elements of Standard WorkBenefits of Standard Work6 Steps to Achieve Standard WorkThree basic forms used in Standard WorkRelated Articles What Is Standard Work? Standard work can...

What is SMED?

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Table of contents What is SMED? The basics of SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies) Implementing SMED Step 1: Identify a Pilot area Step 2: Identify changeover elements Step 3: Separate External Changeover Elements Step 4: Convert Internal Elements into External...