Lean Manufacturing Principles Made Easy E-Book

Jeannine Hill

• Herausgeber: Jeannine
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018

Beschreibung

These Are Some Of The Tips You Will Find In The Book : * What Is Lean Manufacturing? * Lean Manufacturing Tools * Questions, Diagnostics And Assesments * Areas In Business Where Lean Can Help * 5 Steps To Enable Lean Manufacturing Into Your Business * Lean Manufacturing And Consulting Firms In The UK * Definition Of Lean Manufacturing * Important Lean Manufacturing Terms : Definition * Lean Manufacturing Led Signs * Lean Manufacturing Consulting Ontario Canada * Lean Manufacturing Principles * Lean Manufacturing Processes * Lean Manufacturing Towards Success * Free Training On Lean Manufacturing * Lean Manufacturing In The UK * What Is Lean Manufacturing? * Companies That Use Lean Manufacturing With Success * Implementing Lean Manufacturing Systems * Lean Manufacturing Books * Lean Manufacturing Consultants * Implementing The Lean Manufacturing Strategy * Lean Manufacturing Printing Industry * Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma * The Benefits Of A Lean Manufacturing System * Move Ahead The Corporate Ladder With Lean Manufacturing Training * The Philosophy Of Lean Manufacturing * What Is Lean Manufacturing? * The Lean Manufacturing Process * Learning The Basics Of Lean Manufacturing And Processing * When Is A Change In Management Required In Lean Manufacturing? * The Five Principles Of Lean Manufacturing

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Contents

What Is Lean Manufacturing? .................................................................................................................... 8

Lean Manufacturing Tools ....................................................................................................................... 10

Questions, Diagnostics And Assesments.............................................................................................. 12

Areas In Business Where Lean Can Help............................................................................................... 14

5 Steps To Enable Lean Manufacturing Into Your Business................................................................ 16

Lean Manufacturing And Consulting Firms In The UK ......................................................................... 18

Definition Of Lean Manufacturing ........................................................................................................... 21

Important Lean Manufacturing Terms : Definition ................................................................................ 22

Lean Manufacturing Led Signs................................................................................................................ 23

Lean Manufacturing Consulting Ontario Canada .................................................................................. 26

Lean Manufacturing Principles................................................................................................................ 29

Lean Manufacturing Processes ............................................................................................................... 32

Lean Manufacturing Towards Success .................................................................................................. 35

Free Training On Lean Manufacturing .................................................................................................... 37

Lean Manufacturing In The UK ................................................................................................................ 40

What Is Lean Manufacturing? .................................................................................................................. 43

Companies That Use Lean Manufacturing With Success..................................................................... 46

Implementing Lean Manufacturing Systems.......................................................................................... 49

Lean Manufacturing Books ...................................................................................................................... 52

Lean Manufacturing Consultants ............................................................................................................ 55

Implementing The Lean Manufacturing Strategy................................................................................... 58

Lean Manufacturing Printing Industry .................................................................................................... 60

Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma................................................................................................................ 63

The Benefits Of A Lean Manufacturing System..................................................................................... 65

Move Ahead The Corporate Ladder With Lean Manufacturing Training............................................. 68

The Philosophy Of Lean Manufacturing ................................................................................................. 71

What Is Lean Manufacturing? .................................................................................................................. 74

The Lean Manufacturing Process ........................................................................................................... 77

Learning The Basics Of Lean Manufacturing And Processing ............................................................ 80

When Is A Change In Management Required In Lean Manufacturing?............................................... 83

The Five Principles Of Lean Manufacturing ........................................................................................... 86

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What Is Lean Manufacturing?

Why is Lean Manufacturing or thinking so prevalent in the modern current economies of scale?

To remain competitive, agile and the lowest cost producers, providers and streamlined

business, getting rid of waste and being highly, consistently and sustainable is key for survival and thriving in this new economy.

Lean manufacturing or thinking is exactly what the name sounds like - it is about 'cut to the bone', fat-trimmed, streamlining operation and organizations.

Authors Womack and Jones define lean thinking as a set or collection of 'efficiency tools' that you can unleash in your business to save money, reduce cost and waste and deliver consistent and effective service that is affordable and pleasing to your customers. It is about vision and tools for reducing variability and cutting down on waste, being efficient and running a smooth and competitive, even profitable operation, well.

The thinking was initially championed by pioneers like Toyota and it was eventually adopted by the Japanese automakers as the principle upon which they wanted to build, run and grow their businesses. Only a little later, will the Western world catch onto the value and potential of this approach to their respective organizations and operations.

Some have referred to lean manufacturing as the TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM, or JIT

(just-in-time) manufacturing, paying attention to things like flow productions, line operations, value streams, Kaizen (which we will get to later). In any lean manufacturing process and

approach there are a couple of things to pay attention to. There is discipline, planning, rigor, scientific approach and statistically-based tools required and applied to make this business paradigm fit, work and last.

Lean manufacturing will help you in your business take a serious look at visible causes and effects in your business. Aspects that could get some attention could include things like: inventory

movement/motion

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waiting or queues

broken machines or tools (missing)

dirt and clutter

noise

… and many others.

Things that we can see that is obvious waste or inefficiencies attract attention and demand action. This is where lean manufacturing steps in and makes the difference. It deals with the problems that we can actually SEE and do something about.

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Lean Manufacturing Tools

Some of the lean manufacturing tools that might be able to help you in your processes are:

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5S

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Cellular Manufacturing

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Mistake Proofing

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Set-Up Reduction

A basic fundamental tool in Lean manufacturing that can help any business the '5S' approach is an organizing, structuring technique to get rid of clutter and waste. Cleanliness and having a set place for everything is key.

The name stems from the Japanese meanings and equivalent words for…

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Sorting things (seiri)

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Setting things in a particular order (Seiton)

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Shining, daily maintenance (Seiso)

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Standardization (Seiketsu)

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Sustainability (shitsuke)

Cut costs and reduce waste by applying these simple techniques to your business today.

Cellular manufacturing has to do with organizing not the workplace only but the work as well.

Work-cells and designated work- areas, certain spaces for certain activities, minimizes

movement of people and things, therefore costing less. In an operational sense this means no batching, no waiting, no delays, no queuing, just smooth operation and easy flow.

Mistake-proofing (Poka-Yoke)

Built-in safeguards, reducing defects to zero is at the center of this approach. Highlighting problems as they occur, not letting mistakes, oversights and errors slip through is key.

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Processes are designed around this principle to be more efficient and will help you business cut down on cost, scrap and waste.

(SMED or single minute exchange of dies ) Quick and speedy change-over in business

processes, manufacturing and operations are essential. Remember time and quality matters,

means money! Process thinking is the key here. Getting rid of unnecessary steps, actions or movement are key. Reducing time on any line, saves money.

There is more to lean manufacturing that just these couple of tools. They just serve as an introduction to some of the major business enablers that LM can bring to your business and organization.

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Questions, Diagnostics And Assesments

You can not change what you do not acknowledge or know about. Lean Manufacturing brings

with the appeal and awareness to ‘take note’ and notice things around you (cost, waste,

movement, clutter, scrap etc.) and then DO something real, meaningful and constructive about it!

What improvements should and could be made are both important questions to ask, prioritize and act upon. Customer priorities, things that affect your incoming revenue should get attention quickly and first. Things like quality, lead and waiting, cycle time, cost, inventory and other internal processes that affect the customer and are ‘internal’ and controllable, should be dealt with expediently.

In order to get you started asking the right type of questions could provide you with hints as to a strategy and starting point/priority:

Which process or step should get the bulk of our immediate attention –where is the biggest WIN-WIN for both the customer and the company? What are all the priorities that we need to pay attention to in this organization/business and operation, map the processes and make the list. Then ask in what order you should tackle the priorities? How do we get the BEST

improvements the quickest way? How do/can we tap into the benefits of LM right away?

If reducing overhead, quality costs and inventory to save money, reduce weight and be a

smooth operating, streamlined and cost-efficient provider are keys to your business success, LM can help your business in all aspects and areas.

Taking the theory of LM to the practical implementation will take planning, patience and

persistence. Determination, detail orientation and discipline. We often refer to these as the THREE p’s and the THREE d’s to make them easy to remember. Gradual, planned, focused

effort is what it is all about. Step-by-step instructions and actions to get to improvements over time, that can be sustained, stable and predictable are essential. If any of the following scenarios are important to your business, LM can help you reach targets and goals in this area that you set for you, your team and your business:

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Increasing operating margin and revenue

Reduce manufacturing lead, wait and cycle times

Lessen WIP or work-in-progress inventory (half-completed product), time and space costs

money! Reduce costs

Reducing manufacturing overhead and quality costs

Increase gross profit margin

Get customers what they want, when they want it, anytime, every time and all the time, quickly and correctly, affordably and on-demand.

Achieve consistent quality and low defect rate (scrap/waste)

Make the most of your shareholder value and you can not go wrong. Achieve high levels of

improvement rates and customer satisfaction, quality products, low costs and do so quickly and you remain competitive and profitable.

Get and keep your processes under control and improve getting better all the time, setting and positioning yourself head-and-shoulders above the masses and mediocrity. Help define and