Lean Systems
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Lean Systems
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1. Processing more units than are necessary.

2. A graphical technique that helps managers understand material and information flows as a product makes its way through the process.

3. Units being unnecessarily moved.

4. A classification of wastes into one of seven basic categories.

5. The practice of eliminating defects at their root cause origination points.

6. The culture that is present in lean systems and that places a high value on respect for people in the system.

7. Making current performance and potential problems immediately visually apparent.

8. A scheduling approach aimed at synchronizing the output rate with the rate of customer demand.

9. The processes and systems that work to identify and prevent all possible equipment breakdown.

10. An emphasis on redesigning process in such a way as to make mistakes either impossible or immediately apparent to the worker.

11. Excessive or unnecessary operations.

12. A systematic program for effective housekeeping in operational processes.

13. Organizing operations systems by grouping together similar customers and then designing and implementing product systems to serve these specific customers.

14. The practice of leveling quantities of different product models produced over a period of time - with the goals of reducing batch sizes and lead times.

15. Waste due to unnecessary scrap - rework - or correction.

16. A scheduling system that builds output in response to actual customer demand.

17. Putting the responsibility for attacking waste with the employees directly involved in the processes.

18. The use of visul indicator systems such as flashing lights to help management assess current performance and quickly idnetify the location of current problems.

19. A short term - cross-functional team project aimed at improving an existing process.

20. An older name for lean systems

21. An emphasis on eliminating non-value-adding process steps nd on executing pocess steps in exactly the same way each time by every worker.

22. Units waiting to be processed or delivered.

23. A focus on developing technological features of equipment and processes that quatomatically detect and flag problems.

24. A form of level - mixed

25. Managers and employees are obligated to see the problems and issues in person rather than relying on reports.