Lean Manufacturing

 Introduction to Lean & Toyota 14 Principles, Waste Details

Definition Of Lean Manufacturing:

                    Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste(Non value added) through continuous improvement by flowing the product at the demand of the customer.

 

 Lean Tools & Techniques:

1. VSM(Value Stream Mapping)
2. 5s (Workplace Organization)
3. Visual control system
4. Quick changeover
5. Cellular manufacturing(Team work)
6. TPM(Total Productive Maintenance)
7. Kanban(Instruction card)
8. Kaizen
9. Standardization
10. Mistake Proofing
11. Jidoika
12. 8 Wastage
    

The Toyota Way 14 Management Principal

1. Base your management decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense of short-term financial goals.
2. Create continuous process flow to bring problems to the surface.
3. Use pull systems to avoid over productions.
4. Level out the workload(heijunka)(work like the tortoise not the hare).
5. Build a culture of stopping to fix problems, to get quality right the first time.
6. Standardized task are the foundation of continuous improvement and employee empowerment.
7. Use visual control so no problems are hidden.
8. Use only reliable, thoroughly tested technology that serves your people and process.
9. Grow leaders who thoroughly understand the work, live the philosophy and teach it to other.
10. Develop exceptional people and teams  who follow your company's philosophy.
11.  Respect your extended network of partners and suppliers by challenging and helping them improve. 
12. Go and see for yourself to thoroughly understand the situation (genchi genbutsu).
13. Make decisions slowly by consensus, thoroughly considering all options; implement decisions rapidly.
14. Become a learning organization through relentless reflection (hansei) and continuous improvement (kaizen).