LEAN Replenishment Pull Archives

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 contentsWhat is Continuous Improvement?The Continuous Improvement ModelCore Principles of Continuous ImprovementIdeas from employees are valuableMinor changes are more important than major paradigm shifts and new inventionsIncremental improvements are usually...

What is Standard Work?

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Table of contentsStandard WorkWhat is Standardization?Standard Work StepsDefine or identify a standardConverge on the standardVerify that the standard is reasonable and that it is easy to followThe three elements of Standard Work1- Work Sequence2- Standard...

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...