Everything important to a lean organization should be measured to evaluate its performance to plan, identify when conditions are abnormal, and be used as a resource to pinpoint improvement opportunities. Review lean metrics; the importance of TPM; education and training; safety and environment; empowerment; going to the gemba; and more.
- Objectives
- Value Flow in a Lean System
- Working Backwards in the Lean System
- Incorporating Scientific Thinking as a Cycle
- Lean Metrics
- Eliminating Waste: Total Productive Maintenance
- Educating People: Kaizen Events
- Empowering the Individual: Idea Systems
- Workplace Safety: Ergonomics
- Workplace Safety Measures
- Environmental Safety Measures
- Gemba Walk
- Measuring External Quality
- Measuring Internal Quality
- Ensuring Flexible Responsiveness: JIT System
- Competitive Impact
- Summary
- Describe value flow in a lean system.
- Describe the philosophy behind cost reduction in a lean system.
- Describe the role of scientific thinking in a lean system.
- Describe the role of metrics in lean.
- Describe total productive maintenance.
- Describe a kaizen event.
- Describe idea systems used in lean.
- Describe ergonomics in the workplace.
- Describe workplace safety measures used in lean.
- Describe environmental safety measures used in lean.
- Describe the gemba walk.
- Describe means of measuring external quality.
- Describe means of measuring internal quality.
- Describe components used in a JIT system.
- Describe types of benchmarking used to gauge competitive impact.