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Lean Supply Chain

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






2. Identify value - Map value stream - Create flow - Establish flow - Seek perfection






3. 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






4. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






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






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






7. Identify and process value streams - Track waste and eliminate - Flow smoothly - Continuous improvement - Seamless integration with all parties






8. 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






9. E.g. during changeovers - for work - queues - equipment down - needing feedback from customer - Pull system - Reduce changeover times - Preventive maintenance






10. Includes both va and nva activities unlike cycle time which is only the va activities. Confused by this. Processing time seems = VA activities. Process cycle is different?






11. Inventory against time typically 4 lines consumer demand - retail sales - mfr forecast - mfr plan






12. Value left axis -Success probability right axis - height of bar shows effort involved?






13. Vendor Managed Inventory






14. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






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






16. Value stream mapping simple process of directly observing the flows of information and materials as they occur - summarising them visually - and then envisioning a future state with much better performance 1. Locate operations 2. Identify area inve






17. Shows movement through sequence of activities through top view - Plot to see how movement can be reduced






18. Another 5S acronym - Cleaning/Arrangement/Neatness/Discipline/Organization






19. Right number right material right place - Eliminate redundant activities - materials - tools - Reduce inventory - Set continuous improvement goals - Respond to customer requirements - Include defect prevention programme - Reduce setup times - Deliv






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






21. Failure mode and effects analysis. Identify every possible failure mode of a process or product - with the aim of determining the effect on other sub-items and on the required function of the product or process






22. What's in it for me?






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






24. Must all work together - Suppliers - Procurement - Operations - Warehousing - Transport - Customers






25. Each step in process should be as close to Takt time as possible






26. Single Minute Exchange of Dies - observe and record - separate internal and external - convert internal to external as possible - streamline activities - document






27. Visual description of an activity






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






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






30. Bill of materials






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






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






33. 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






34. 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






35. Plan Do Check Act






36. Suppliers inputs process outputs customers






37. Define measure analyse improve control






38. Minimum order quantity






39. Usually around 8-10%






40. Factors that influence addition of value: technology quality reliability delivery customer service and environment






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






42. Rework - repair - incorrect info. Due to poor training - tools - layouts - process failures - established standards - checklists - forms. - Visual controls - 5 Whys RCA - PDCA - Poke Yoke






43. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






44. 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






45. 'A process-orientated - integrated approach to buying - making and moving products and services to customers. SCM as a broad scope includes sub-suppliers - suppliers - internal operations - trade customers and end users.' MIT






46. Bringing people closer together for communication - One cell per product family - Bring together all the machines - Select appropriate tools - Aim is to have them independent - Train - balance workload - Reduce space and flow difference






47. 99.99966% good






48. A set of businesses with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings






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






50. Cumulative trauma disorder







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