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Gemba Kaizen

Subjects : certifications, kaizen
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1. A system designed to achieve the best possible quality - cost - and delivery of products and services by eliminating all kinds of muda in a company's internal processes and deliver products just-in-time to meet customer's requirements.






2. An optimum combination of man - machine - and material. The three elements of standardized work are take time - work sequence - and standard work-in-process.






3. The application of statistical techniques to control a process. Often the term 'statistical quality control' is used interchangeably.






4. A checklist for good housekeeping to achieve greater order - efficiency - and discipline in the workplace. It is derived from the Japanese words seiri - seiton - seiso - seiketsu - and shituke and adopted to the English equivalents of sort - straight

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5. Continue cycle ad infinitum






6. The tangible objects found at gemba such as work pieces - rejects - jigs and tools - and machines.






7. A form of root cause analysis in which the user asks 'why' to a problem and its answer up to five (if needed) successive times






8. The place where work-in-processes and supplies are stored in gemba. A store room is different from the normal warehouse since only standardized inventory is kept in the store room.






9. The Japanese word meaning 'waste' which - when applied to management of the workplace - refers to a wide range of non-value-adding activities. In gemba - there are only two types of activities: value adding and non-value adding. Eight types of muda:






10. Failure Tree Analysis is used to analyze and avoid in advance any safety and reliability problems by identifying cause-and-effect relationships and probability of problems by using the tree diagram.






11. In the context of QCD - quality refers to the quality of products or services delivered to the customer. In this instance - quality refers to the conformance to specifications and customer requirements. In a broader sense - quality refers to the qual






12. One of the basic pillars of just-in-time production system. In the flow production - machines are arranged in the order of processing so that the work piece flows between processes without interruption and stagnation.






13. Organized kaizen activities on quality involves everyone in a company - managers and workers - in a totally integrated effort tower kaizen at every level. Also referred to as Total Quality Management.






14. Standardize-Do-Check-Act - the basic steps to be followed to maintain the current status.






15. Examining tangible objects in gemba when attempting to determine the root cause of problems.






16. Measure the standardized operation (find cycle time and amount of in-process inventory)






17. Shewart cycle - Deming cycle - PDCA






18. Major systems that must be established to attain a world class status. TQM - JIT production system - TPM - Policy deployment - Suggestion system - Small-group activities.






19. A communication tool in the just-in-time system whenever a batch production is involved. A kanban - which means a sign board in Japanese - is attached to a given number of parts or products in the production line - instructing the delivery of a given






20. A device that stops a machine whenever a defective product is produced.






21. Japanese word meaning irregularity or variability.






22. The three major resources to be managed in gemba - manpower - material - and machine.

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23. Acceptable Quality Level s a practice between customers and suppliers that allows suppliers to deliver a certain percentage of rejects by paying penalties.






24. A standardized problem-solving procedure to be used at each level of organization. Kaizen story has eight steps: (1)select a project - (2)understand current situations and set objectives - (3)analyze data to identify root causes - (4)establish counte






25. The top management must make certain that all levels of the com pay work to achieve Quality - Cost - and Delivery. The ultimate goal is to realize QCD simultaneously - but first of all - priority must be established among the three - quality always b






26. Standardize - Measure - Gauge - Innovate - Ad infinitum






27. Gauge measurements against requirements






28. When used in the contact of QCD - the word cost usually refers to cost management - and not cost cutting. Cost management refers to managing various resources properly - and eliminating all sort of muda in such a way that the overall cost goes down.






29. Kaizen and management; Process versus result; Following the PDCA/SDCA; Putting quality first; Speaking with data; Treating the next process as the customer.






30. A method for managing resources in gemba - specifically those know as '5M' - manpower - machine - material - method - and measurement.

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31. Aims at maximizing equipment effectiveness throughout the entire life of the equipment. TPM involved everyone in all departments and at all levels; it motivates people for plant maintenance through small-group and autonomous activities - and involves






32. A graphical tool for ranking causes from the most significant to the least significant. The Pareto principle (80:20) suggests that 80 percent of effects come from 20 percent of the possible causes. The Pareto chart is one of the seven basic tools of






33. A commonsense slogan to be implemented in gemba that puts into practice the belief that quality is the first priority in any program of QCD - for example - don't accept inferior quality from the previous process - don't make rejects in one's product

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34. The actual time taken by an operator to process a piece of product






35. Quality Function Deployment is a management approach to identify customer requirements first - and then work back through the stages of design - engineering - production - sales - and after-service of products.






36. Refers to the specific man hours it takes to process one unit of product in a given process and is calculated by multiplying the number of workers involved in the process by the actual time it takes to complete the process - and dividing that by the






37. One of the basic requirements of a JIT production system. THe previous process produces only as many products as are consumed by the following process.






38. Only one work piece is allowed to flow from process to process to minimize muda in a JIT production system.






39. A daily routine at gemba that involved examining rejects made the previous day before the work begins so that countermeasures can be adopted as soon as possible - based on gemba-gembutsu principles.






40. Jishu kanji means autonomous management in Japanese and refers to workers' participation in kaizen activities as part of their daily activities under the guidance of the line manager.






41. Muda (waste) - mura (irregularity) - and muri (strain).

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42. An affirmative indication or judgement that a product or service has met the requirements of a relevant specification - contract - or regulation.






43. Plan-Do-Check-Act - the basic steps to be followed in making continual improvement.






44. Quality improvement or self-improvement study groups composed of small number of employees (ten or fewer). This group voluntarily performs improvement activities within the workplace - carrying out its work continuously as a part of a companywide pro






45. Standardize an operation and activities






46. A set of the most practical reminders in implementing kaizen in gemba: (1)Go to gemba when problems arise; (2)check gembutsu; (3)take temporary measures on the spot; (4)find and eliminate the root cause; and (5)standardize to prevent recurrence.






47. A Japanese word meaning 'real place' - now adapted in management terminology to mean the 'workplace' or that place where value is added.






48. Failure Mode and Effect Analysis is an an analytical tool used to predict and eliminate in advance any potential design defect in new product by analyzing the effects of failure modes of component parts on the final product performance.






49. The opposite of pull production. The previous process produces as much as it can without regard for to the actual requirements of the next process and sends them to the next process whether there is a need or not.






50. Japanese word meaning strain and difficulty.