Chapter 1
Principles of Lean Management
Origins of Lean (Toyota Production System - TPS)
medium • 1 min read
The five lean principles (Value, Value Stream, Flow, Pull, Perfection)
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Identify and eliminate the 7 wastes (Muda, Mura, Muri)
medium • 3 min read
Lean culture and respect for people
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Differences between Lean, Six Sigma, and traditional mass production
medium • 5 min read
Chapter 2
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Chapter 3
Just-In-Time (JIT) and Flow Concept
Chapter 4
Standardization and visual Controls
Standardized work and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
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5S methodology (Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain)
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Visual management and Andon systems
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Jidoka (Autonomation and built-in quality)
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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and OEE
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Kaizen events and rapid improvement blitzes
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Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) methodology
medium • 2 min read
Internal vs External setup time conversion
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Lean in services and administration (Lean Office)
medium • 4 min read
Hoshin Kanri (Policy Deployment)
medium • 5 min read