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Lean Supply Chain

Subject : business-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Material requisition planning






2. What's in it for me?






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






4. 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?






5. Usually around 8-10%






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






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






8. Vendor Managed Inventory






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 99.99966% good






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






18. 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






19. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 3 line graph showing product - service - internal scrap - Vertical y axis defect rate - Horizontal x axis the various stages of the process






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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






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






30. 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






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






32. Status quo unacceptable - Put aside preconceptions - Find root causes to problems - Focus on process not people - Employees are the experts - Allow yourself the right to fail (yeuch)






33. '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






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






35. Human foolproofing eg cannot insert 3-pin plug wrong way up






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






37. Plan Do Check Act






38. Suppliers inputs process outputs customers






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






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






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






42. 1. Value Proposition - it is easy to identify stakeholders - it is very difficult to understand what provides value to stakeholders 2. Value Identification - structure value streams based on the stakeholders' value propositions so that people - g






43. 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






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






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






46. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






47. Factors that influence quality. Technology quality reliability delivery customer-service environment






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






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






50. 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