Lean Basics Glossary

Important definitions and terminologies used in Lean Basics

A

  • A3 problem solving in Lean Basics
  • Action Plan in Lean Basics
  • Agile manufacturing in Lean Basics
  • Andon (Lantern) in Lean Basics
  • Andon board in Lean Basics
  • Andon in Lean Basics
  • Annual Inventory Turns in Lean Basics
  • Automation in Lean Basics
  • Autonomation in Lean Basics

B

  • Baka-Yoke in Lean Basics
  • Batch and queue in Lean Basics
  • Benchmarking in Lean Basics
  • Bottleneck analysis in Lean Basics
  • Bottleneck in Lean Basics

C

  • Capacity planning in Lean Basics
  • Cellular layout in Lean Basics
  • Cellular manufacturing in Lean Basics
  • Changeover Reduction in Lean Basics
  • Changeover time in Lean Basics
  • Concurrent Engineering in Lean Basics
  • Continuous Flow and Call Design in Lean Basics
  • Continuous flow in Lean Basics
  • Continuous improvement in Lean Basics
  • Corporate Culture Chaku-chaku in Lean Basics
  • CPK in Lean Basics
  • Critical path analysis in Lean Basics
  • Cross – Functional Teams in Lean Basics
  • Cross-docking in Lean Basics
  • Cross-training in Lean Basics
  • Customer Reject Rate (PPM) in Lean Basics
  • Cycle time in Lean Basics

D

  • Defects per Million Opportunities (DPMO) in Lean Basics
  • Demand Management in Lean Basics
  • Demand-driven manufacturing in Lean Basics
  • Design for Assembly (DFA) in Lean Basics
  • Design For Assembly in Lean Basics
  • Design for Manufacturing (DFM) in Lean Basics
  • Design For Manufacturing and Assembly in Lean Basics
  • Design for Quality in Lean Basics
  • Dynamic scheduling in Lean Basics

E

  • Empowered Natural Work Teams in Lean Basics
  • Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) in Lean Basics
  • Error Proofing in Lean Basics
  • Error-proofing devices in Lean Basics
  • Error-proofing in Lean Basics

F

  • Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in Lean Basics
  • FIFO (First-In, First-Out) in Lean Basics
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in Lean Basics
  • First Pass Yield in Lean Basics
  • Fishbone diagram in Lean Basics
  • Five (5) S s in Lean Basics
  • Five (5) Whys in Lean Basics
  • Five whys in Lean Basics
  • Flexible Machining Centres in Lean Basics
  • Flexible Manufacturing Systems in Lean Basics
  • Flow analysis in Lean Basics
  • Flow control in Lean Basics
  • Flow efficiency in Lean Basics
  • Flow in Lean Basics
  • Flow manufacturing in Lean Basics
  • Flow process chart in Lean Basics
  • FMEA (Failure Modes and Effects Analysis) in Lean Basics
  • Focused Improvement teams in Lean Basics

G

  • Gemba (Go & See) in Lean Basics
  • Gemba in Lean Basics
  • Gemba walk in Lean Basics
  • Gembutsu in Lean Basics
  • Genchi Genbutsu in Lean Basics
  • Genjitsu in Lean Basics

H

  • Heijunka box in Lean Basics
  • Heijunka in Lean Basics
  • Hoshin Kanri in Lean Basics
  • Hoshin Kanri Policy deployment in Lean Basics
  • Hosin Planning in Lean Basics
  • Huddle board in Lean Basics
  • Human error-proofing in Lean Basics

I

  • Improvement in Lean Basics
  • Inventory management in Lean Basics
  • Inventory turns in Lean Basics
  • Ishikawa diagram in Lean Basics
  • Ishikawa or Fishbone Diagrams in Lean Basics
  • ISO 14001 in Lean Basics
  • ISO 9000 in Lean Basics

J

  • Jidohka in Lean Basics
  • Jidoka in Lean Basics
  • Jishu Kanri in Lean Basics
  • Jishuken in Lean Basics
  • JIT/ Continuous in Lean Basics
  • Job instruction training in Lean Basics
  • Job shop in Lean Basics
  • Just in case (JIC) in Lean Basics
  • Just in Sequence (JIS) in Lean Basics
  • Just in Time (JIT) in Lean Basics
  • Just-in-Time in Lean Basics
  • Jutsu in Lean Basics

K

  • Kaikaku in Lean Basics
  • Kaizen Event in Lean Basics
  • Kaizen in Lean Basics
  • Kamishi Bai in Lean Basics
  • Kanban – Three-bin system in Lean Basics
  • Kanban card in Lean Basics
  • Kanban Cards in Lean Basics
  • Kanban Electronic Systems in Lean Basics
  • Kanban in Lean Basics
  • Kanban Operation in Lean Basics
  • Kanban Signal in Lean Basics
  • Kano model in Lean Basics
  • Karoshi in Lean Basics
  • Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in Lean Basics
  • Kitting in Lean Basics
  • KPI in Lean Basics

L

  • Lead time in Lean Basics
  • Lean culture in Lean Basics
  • Lean Enterprise in Lean Basics
  • Lean in Lean Basics
  • Lean manufacturing in Lean Basics
  • Lean Manufacturing or Lean Production in Lean Basics
  • Lean Six Sigma in Lean Basics
  • Level Scheduling in Lean Basics
  • Life Cycle Costing in Lean Basics
  • Line balancing in Lean Basics
  • Line stop in Lean Basics
  • Little’s Law in Lean Basics
  • Load leveling in Lean Basics

M

  • Machine Availability Rate in Lean Basics
  • Maintenance optimization in Lean Basics
  • Manufacturing Cells in Lean Basics
  • Manufacturing Cost in Lean Basics
  • Manufacturing Cycle Time in Lean Basics
  • Manufacturing lead time in Lean Basics
  • Material flow in Lean Basics
  • Mistake Proofing in Lean Basics
  • Mistake-proofing in Lean Basics
  • Mixed Model Production in Lean Basics
  • Mizusumashi in Lean Basics
  • Mokeru in Lean Basics
  • Motion waste in Lean Basics
  • MRP 11 in Lean Basics
  • Muda (Waste) in Lean Basics
  • Muda in Lean Basics
  • Multi-process handling in Lean Basics
  • Mura in Lean Basics
  • Muri in Lean Basics

N

  • Nagara in Lean Basics
  • Nemawashi in Lean Basics
  • Ninjutsu in Lean Basics
  • Non-Value Added in Lean Basics
  • Non-value-added (NVA) in Lean Basics

O

  • OEE in Lean Basics
  • One-piece flow in Lean Basics
  • One-piece flow production in Lean Basics
  • One-touch exchange of dies (OTED) in Lean Basics
  • Operation in Lean Basics
  • Operational efficiency in Lean Basics
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness in Lean Basics
  • Overall flow improvement in Lean Basics
  • Overall process efficiency in Lean Basics
  • Overtime reduction in Lean Basics

P

  • Parallel processing in Lean Basics
  • Pareto chart in Lean Basics
  • PDCA Cycle (Plan, Do, Check, Act) in Lean Basics
  • PDCA in Lean Basics
  • PDPC in Lean Basics
  • Plan for Every Part (PFEP) in Lean Basics
  • Plan-Do-Check-Act in Lean Basics
  • Point of use storage in Lean Basics
  • Poka Yoke in Lean Basics
  • Poka-yoke device in Lean Basics
  • Poka-yoke in Lean Basics
  • Policy Deployment in Lean Basics
  • Predictive Maintenance in Lean Basics
  • Problem Solving Methodologies in Lean Basics
  • Process control in Lean Basics
  • Process improvement in Lean Basics
  • Process in Lean Basics
  • Process mapping in Lean Basics
  • Process time in Lean Basics
  • Processing Time in Lean Basics
  • Product flow in Lean Basics
  • Production capacity in Lean Basics
  • Production control in Lean Basics
  • Production leveling in Lean Basics
  • Production system design in Lean Basics
  • Productivity improvement in Lean Basics
  • Productivity Increase in Lean Basics
  • Pull in Lean Basics
  • Pull production scheduling in Lean Basics
  • Pull production system in Lean Basics
  • Pull signal in Lean Basics
  • Pull system in Lean Basics
  • Push system in Lean Basics

Q

  • Quality at the source in Lean Basics
  • Quality Function Deployment (QFD) in Lean Basics
  • Quality improvement in Lean Basics
  • Quick changeover in Lean Basics
  • Quick Changeover method in Lean Basics

R

  • Randomized block design in Lean Basics
  • Red bin system in Lean Basics
  • Repetitive scheduling in Lean Basics
  • Root cause analysis (RCA) in Lean Basics
  • Route Map in Lean Basics

S

  • Safety stock in Lean Basics
  • SDCA Cycle (standardise, do, check, act) in Lean Basics
  • Seiban in Lean Basics
  • Self – Directed Natural Work Teams in Lean Basics
  • Sensei in Lean Basics
  • Set up Time in Lean Basics
  • Setup reduction in Lean Basics
  • Seven Forms of Muda (Waste) in Lean Basics
  • Seven Quality Tools in Lean Basics
  • Shojinka in Lean Basics
  • Shop floor control in Lean Basics
  • Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) in Lean Basics
  • Single Piece Flow in Lean Basics
  • Single-minute exchange of dies (SMED) in Lean Basics
  • Single-point lesson in Lean Basics
  • Six big losses in equipment effectiveness in Lean Basics
  • Six Big Losses in Lean Basics
  • Six Sigma in Lean Basics
  • Soikufu in Lean Basics
  • Spaghetti chart in Lean Basics
  • Spaghetti diagram in Lean Basics
  • Stakeholder Map in Lean Basics
  • Standard work combination sheet in Lean Basics
  • Standard work in Lean Basics
  • Statistical process control (SPC) in Lean Basics
  • Supplier Partnerships in Lean Basics

T

  • Tactical Implementation Plan (TIP) in Lean Basics
  • Takt time in Lean Basics
  • Teian in Lean Basics
  • Theory of Constraints (TOC) in Lean Basics
  • Total Cost of Quality (TCQ) in Lean Basics
  • Total productive maintenance (TPM) in Lean Basics
  • Total Quality Control (TQC) in Lean Basics
  • Total quality management (TQM) in Lean Basics
  • Toyoda in Lean Basics
  • Toyota Production System in Lean Basics
  • Training within Industry (TWI) in Lean Basics

V

  • Value Added in Lean Basics
  • Value in Lean Basics
  • Value Stream in Lean Basics
  • Value stream mapping (VSM) in Lean Basics
  • Value-added (VA) in Lean Basics
  • Vision Control in Lean Basics
  • Visual factory in Lean Basics
  • Visual Management (VM) in Lean Basics
  • Visual management in Lean Basics
  • Visual workplace in Lean Basics

W

  • Waste elimination in Lean Basics
  • Waste in Lean Basics
  • Waste reduction in Lean Basics
  • Water Spider in Lean Basics
  • Work balancing in Lean Basics
  • Work cell design in Lean Basics
  • Work cell in Lean Basics
  • Work In Process Inventory (WIP) in Lean Basics
  • Work in progress (WIP) in Lean Basics
  • Work standardization in Lean Basics
  • Workplace organization in Lean Basics
  • World Class Manufacturing (WCM) in Lean Basics

Y

  • Yamazumi in Lean Basics
  • Yokoten in Lean Basics

Z

  • Zero defects in Lean Basics

Others

  • 3P in Lean Basics
  • 5S in Lean Basics
  • 8 wastes in Lean Basics
  • 8 Wastes of Lean in Lean Basics
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