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Undergraduate 2
02/17/2009
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The 5S’s
 Definition
 a. sorting (Seiton)
 b. cleaning (seiso)
 c. arrangement(seiri)
 d. standardization (seiketsu)
 e. self-discipline (shitsuke
Term
Ohno’s seven deadly wastes:
causes and cures
 Definition
o Overproduction
o Waiting
o Unnecessary transport
o Unnecessary or incorrect processing
o Excess inventory
o Unnecessary movement
o Defect
Term
Muda
 Definition
Waste
Term
“Big Four”
 Definition
Quality, Speed, Flexibility, and value-added.
Term
Lean Management
 Definition
the process of cutting costs and waste
Term
Why is the definition of value so skewed?
 Definition
Value network
Preexisting technologies
Undepreciated assets
Economies-of-scale (bigger is better)
Term
The 4 S that are the key to defining value
 Definition
o Specific costumers
o Specific Product
o Specific Time
o Specific Price
Term
minimize waste to maximizes flow”
Flow
 Definition
Forward movement of material
• you need to be able to figure out what waste is and eliminate it
Term
Kaizen
 Definition
continuous improvement
Term
PDSA
 Definition
Plan, Do, Study, Act
Term
Japanese’s words
muri,muda, mura
 Definition
Muda – Waste
• Mura – unevenness or inconsistency
• Muri - irrationality
Term
The 5S’s
 Definition
sorting, cleaning, arrangement, standardization, and self-discipline (shitsuke)
Term
The Seven Ms of a Process (Richard Schonberger):
 Definition
materials, manpower, methods, machines, measurement, maintence, and management
Term
Four ways to improve a process:
 Definition
 a. Eliminate the process.
 b. Eliminate or drastically reduce operations that do not add value.
 c. Change the nature of the operation or combine operations.
 d. Change the order or sequence of the operations.
Term
3 C
 Definition
Communication, Cooperation, Coordination (3 Cs)
Term
What has to be in place for teams to work well?
 Definition
 a. Mission & Vision
 b. Purpose
 c. Parameters
 d. Communication, Cooperation, Coordination (3 Cs)
 e. Knowledge & Skills
 f. Planning
Term
The Joiner Triangle
 Definition
• Quality
• Scientific Approach
• All One Team
Term
The “Four Laws” of organizational change:
 Definition
a. People do not resist change, they resist being changed.
 b. Things are that way because they got that way.
 c. Unless things change, they will get worse.
 d. Change would be easy if it weren’t for people.
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