Thursday, March 27, 2014

"LEAN" thinking

"A systematic approach to identifying and eliminating the Eight Wastes (which are considered non - (customer) value adding activities) through continuous improvement by flowing the product at the 100% pull of the customer"
Eight Wastes:

Waiting:
  • Description: There is a stoppage in the item/work within the process.
  • Manufacturing samples: Instrument stoppage, bottlenecked tasks, apparatus substitution
  • Office and Service examples: System interruptions, system reaction intervals, authorizations, data from clients

Defects:
  • Meaning: Every type of scrap, faults, mistakes or rectification caused by improper completion of initial work.
  • Manufacturing Instances: Construction of flawed pieces, leftovers or excess.
  • Service/Office samples: Information input inaccuracies, scheme mistakes, work modification orders and bill miscalculations.

Unneeded Processing:
  • Explanation: Wasting time on steps that are not required.
  • Manufacturing samples: Incorporating superfluous phases to develop the parts, ineffective handling because of inadequate implements and product design.
  • Service/Office illustrations: Re-entering information, unneeded reproductions, needless or unwarranted reports.

Inventory:
  • Meaning: All items that are in surplus, all methods of batch processing. Manufacturing beyond what client require.
  • Manufacturing samples: All extra inventory, group handling.
  • Service/Office instances: Office materials, marketing brochures, batch processing transactions.
Excessive Motion:
  • Description: Movement of individuals.
  • Manufacturing illustrations: Reaching for, searching for, or piling parts, tools, etc.
  • Service/Office examples: Traveling to/from photocopier, central filing, fax machine or other offices.
Transportation:
  • Explanation: Shifting of work or correspondence from one phase to the next phase in the procedure.
  • Manufacturing samples: Transfer supplies, pieces, or completed merchandise into and out of storage.
  • Service/Office instances: Shifting of paperwork from location to location, room to room or folder to folder.
Overproduction:
  • Description: Creating extra, earlier, or quicker than is needed by the subsequent individual.
  • Manufacturing examples: Merchandise piling up at a sluggish downstream pace.
  • Service/Office instances: Laser printing correspondence earlier than it is actually required, buying pieces earlier than they are wanted, providing paperwork earlier than required by the subsequent individual.
Underutilized Employees:

  • Explanation: Workers' inventiveness, concepts, and aptitudes are not entirely employed.
  • Manufacturing instances: Overlooking concepts, talents, and enhancements by not pay attention to personnel.
  • Service/Office examples: Restricted worker power and accountability for rudimentary jobs, management command and control

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