July 2017
Intermediate to advanced
274 pages
8h 15m
English
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16 Lean suppLy ChaIn ManageMent essentIaLs
Technical
• Stability: is means eliminating mura wherever possible.
• JIT: Just in time is one of the pillars of the House of Toyota, consisting of takt
time, one-piece flow, and pull systems.
• Jidoka is the other pillar of the House of Toyota, consisting of manual or auto-
matic line stop, separating operator and machine activities, mistake-proofing,
and in-station process control.
• Kaizen is a Japanese word meaning improvement. Kaizen is a daily activ-
ity, the purpose of which goes beyond simple productivity improvement. It is
also a process that, when done correctly, humanizes the workplace, eliminates
overly hard work (muri), and teaches people how to perform experiments on
their work using the ...