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Lean Supply Chain

Subject : business-skills
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1. 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






2. Vendor Managed Inventory






3. Cumulative trauma disorder






4. How long it takes to use all the stock that you have usually per year eg annual cost of sales over value of current inventory. It's a bigger number if you keep less of the stock that's used






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






11. Design and manage the processes - flows and assets of material and information required to satisfy customer demands






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






13. 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?






14. Short focused burst of activity used to complement Kaizen thinking






15. What's in it for me?






16. First in first out first piece of inventory required in an operating step is the one delivered first






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Product portfolio - Product design - Variety in parts/raw materials - Manufacturing process - Inventory (BTO or BTS) - Distribution - Vendor partnerships - Logistics






21. 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






22. Strategic - long term decision usually multi-year basis - tactical - typically decided annually or quarterly - operational - typically decided on a day to day basis






23. Excessive movement - includes document handoffs - Pull system eg Kanban - Reduce batch size - Load levelling






24. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






25. Mainly human motion as opposed to things - walking - handling materials - centralised storage due to disorganisation - lack of visual controls - 5S - 5 Whys RCA - Load levelling - Pull system eg Kanban






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






27. 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






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






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






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






31. Material requisition planning






32. Transport - Inventory - Motion - Waiting - Overproduction - Overprocessing - Defects






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






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






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






36. 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






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






38. Link activities and processes into most efficient combinations to maximise value added content while minimising waste






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






40. IT - Inbound logistics - Outbound logistics - Quality - Technology/design






41. 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






42. Value (what customer will pay for - ask them)- Value Stream (all processes that add value) - Continuous Flow (linking - avoid stagnation) - Pull (demand - nothing produced until signalled for) - Perfection (an ideal)






43. eople - knowledge and skills - Tools and technologies - Physical facilities - where the value stream resides - Communication channels - Policies and procedures






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






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






46. Buy - forecast - source - purchase - demand variability - Make - manufacture - assemble - planning - scheduling - Move - warehouse - distribution - logistics - timing - inventory - Sell - customer - demand - on-time






47. Define measure analyse improve control






48. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






49. Visual description of an activity






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