Lean Manufacturing
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Why again?
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What is Lean Manufacturing
•History
•The Five Principles
•The Seven Wastes
History
•Ben Franklin
•Henry Ford
•Taiichi Ohno
The Five Principles
•Specify value from the standpoint of the end customerby product family.
•Identify all the steps in the value stream for eachproduct family, eliminating every step and every actionand every practice that does not create value.
• Make the remaining value-creating steps occur in a tightand integrated sequence so the product will flowsmoothly toward the customer.
• As flow is introduced, let customers pull value from thenext upstream activity.
•As these steps lead to greater transparency, enablingmanagers and teams to eliminate further waste, pursueperfection through continuous improvement.
The Seven Wastes (Muda)
•Over-production
•Waiting time
•Transportation
•Inappropriate Processing
•Unnecessary Inventory
•Unnecessary Motion
•Defective Product
5S
•S•Sort - remove all items from the workplace thatare NOT needed for current production.
•S•Set in Order - arranging needed items so thatthey are easy to find and put away. Items usedoften are placed closer to employee.
•S•Shine - making sure everything is clean,functioning, and ready to go.
•Standardize - the method you use to maintainthe first 3S's.
•Sustain - making a habit of properlymaintaining correct procedures.