Lean Manufacturing Tools for Job Shop
Job and tool-and-die shop workers do not have the time to form quality circles/teams and lean makeovers that larger manufacturers have. They must focus upon those lean tools and processes that require little training but deliver short-term results.
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Continuous Flow
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By this method, a company rearranges its production lines in a continuous and logical flow, which speeds production.
Continuous Improvement
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Continuous improvement presumes that any process can be improved and that new opportunities for improvement arise daily. This is the antithesis of the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" philosophy.
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Systematic Waste Elimination
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Every employee is tasked with identifying waste and must work with management to eliminate it. Waste comes in the forms of product defects, process defects, waiting, unnecessary movement and unsold product.
A3 Process
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This is a systematic methodology by which an employee suggests an improvement. It's named after the A3-sized paper at use in Japan, but a modern company can use any mechanism, from social media to email, to implement it.
Poka Yoke
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This is a Japanese term for mistake proofing. Its purpose is to eliminate product or process defects by correcting human errors.
Andon Boards
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These may be white boards or computer screens. Regardless of its form, the Andon board displays key metrics (like productivity and defects) for all employees to refer to.
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