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Lean Supply Chain

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1. What's in it for me?






2. Quantity of inventory against time showing batch size at different points






3. Superset of process map - icons that allow capture of info / easy to understand - captures both material and information flow - identifies key info to prioritise what improvement actions should be initiated






4. Change for the better - continuous improvement






5. Value added time + nva time... time it takes to go through all the elements of a process before the activity repeats






6. Places where part finished inventory is stored until info comes from the customer that there's demand to finish it in a particular way






7. Bill of materials






8. In theory of constraints drum is the rate of the constraint - buffer is stocks to supply - rope is limit on upstream production to prevent flooding.






9. Ship - store - move - make - pack - distribute - store - sell - return - service






10. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






11. Lean enterprise self assessment tool - proprietary MIT have to buy






12. 99.99966% good






13. Outsourcing - ecommerce - digitisation - globalisation - innovation - costs






14. Tools for finding the root cause: 5 Whys - brainstorming - spaghetti diagram - Pareto analysis - Cause and Effect diagrams






15. Endless transformation of waste into value from the customer's perspective Womack & Browne 1996






16. Throw out old fixed ideas on how to do things - No blame - treat others as you want to be treated - Think positive - don't say you can't - Don't wait for perfection - 50% improvement now is fine - Correct mistakes as son as they are found - Don't sub






17. Averages both the volume and sequence of different model types






18. More work effort than necessary eg reviews - reports - cc-ing emails. Caused by lack of communication - teamwork - inappropriate decision making. Solved by focussing on customer value. - 5S - Value stream map - Whys RCA - PDCA






19. Cumulative trauma disorder






20. Material requisition planning






21. Too much or too soon - excessive work in progress - Pull system eg Kanban - Batch size reduction- Load levelling






22. Overall equipment effectiveness: availability x performance x quality yield measured in hours






23. Walk through to identify processes - Gather all relevant information - document customer/supplier info and count inventory - Establish info flow - how does each process know what to make next? - Identify push v pull - Quantify process lead time v pro






24. Plan Do Check Act






25. Visual 'call for help' system - means a Japanese paper lantern






26. Inbound: total cost of ownership - v quality - delivery schedule - flexibility - Outbound: customer satisfaction - v cost - flexibility - support level






27. More information or material than process needs eg unnecessary files - long equipment setup - poor communication with suppliers. Minimum order quantities adjustments. - Reduce batch size - 5S - Load levelling - Pull system eg Kanban






28. Non value added time. The potential non-production time that can be eliminated from a process






29. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






30. Produces just - what is needed - how much - when needed- where needed - Not just eliminating waste - enhancing value too






31. Structured methodology of sequence of activities aimed at removing waste by improving organisation - visual communication and overall cleanliness. Sort - keep only what you need Set in Order - A place for everything and everything in its place Sh






32. Plan Do Check Act






33. Try to defer variation - keep generic for as long as possible






34. Minimum order quantity






35. Specific - Measurable - Achievable - Realistic - Timetable/ time based / timely






36. Vertical y axis stock in days - Horizontal x axis Lead time in days






37. Visual description of an activity






38. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






39. Define measure analyse improve control






40. Focus on the biggest problem because it is the rate limiting step






41. Lean thinking for equipment. Aims to eliminate accidents - defects and breakdowns. 3 areas: availability - performance - quality - equipment failure/breakdown - setup/adjustment - idling/minor stops affecting performance - reduced speed affecting






42. Mistake proofing a process in order to ensure that only quality products or parts are allowed through to the next step. This helps eliminate any waste incurred from rework. Usually uses root cause and Pareto analysis






43. Vendor Managed Inventory






44. All mfg inherently wasteful. ultimate in batch reduction is a single piece going through a process






45. Globalisation - Innovation/technology - Costs - Competitiveness - Quality - Customer service (including internal customers) - Risk management - Environment (physical)






46. The minimum number of parts - including units in machines - required to keep a cell or process moving






47. Anyone can assess conditions - Encourage participation reduce search time - Fewer questions - Better safety - Beter communication Examples: Tool board - visual kanban






48. The 4 ribs or bones are Man - Machine - Materials and Methods






49. Documentation aimed at performing task same way every time - current best way of doing an activity. Done with the people who do the work and OWNED by them. Uses: - drawings and photos - ensures consistency - developed with staff - readily accessible






50. Unevenness - Rocks in the stream - hidden by inventory







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