What is Lean ... Basic Lean
Principles
Simply
stated, Lean is about achieving
more with less. Lean is a set of
tools and concepts that focuses
on the VELOCITY at which your
products and services PROFITABLY
go from customer request to
customer fulfillment.
It focuses on eliminating
the barriers to flow of
materials and information,
eliminating waste operations and
materials and promotes
simplification of processes,
pulling work through the
operation at the rate of
CUSTOMER need.
Through
the effective implementation of
Lean and Lean principles,
you
increase the speed and ease of
providing products and services
to your customers by:
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Simplifying process steps
and eliminating non-value
added activities
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Eliminating waste in
time, materials, and
expenses
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Remove barriers that
impede the flow of material,
information, and decisions
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Lean for Manufacturing
increases include:
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Lean for Service Industries increases include:
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While Reducing:
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While Reducing:
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Key Lean Principles
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Map and
and streamline your value
stream all the way to the
customer (VSM, Spaghetti
charts, workflows,
layouts)
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Organizing the
workplace (5S)
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Eliminating Waste
(7 Elements of Waste) and
reducing cycle time and cost
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Preventing disruptions
to flow by incorporating
mistake-proofing techniques
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Optimizing maintenance
operations (TPM)
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Controlling processes
(KPIs, SPC)
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