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Lean Supply Chain

Subject : business-skills
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1. Factors that influence addition of value: technology quality reliability delivery customer service and environment






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






3. Usually around 8-10%






4. Minimum order quantity






5. Replenishment signal that authorises activity or delivery of required materials. Initiated by consumption - only happens for good parts - using the cell triggers the pull - nothing produced or moved without signal - only the kanban quantity delivered






6. 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






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






8. Define measure analyse improve control






9. 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






10. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






11. Vendor Managed Inventory






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






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






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






15. Ho - direction - Shin - needle - Strategic direction rippled down to all in organisation - Focus attention on corporate direction - Align activity to support - Integrate with daily activity of staff - Structured review of progress - Based on mgmt by






16. 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






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






18. 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






19. '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






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






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






22. 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






23. Plan Do Check Act






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






25. What's in it for me?






26. Bill of materials






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






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






29. 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?






30. 3 line graph showing product - service - internal scrap - Vertical y axis defect rate - Horizontal x axis the various stages of the process






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






35. All activities associated with a product from raw material to final customer.






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






37. The average rate at which customers buy products - and hence the rate at which products should be manufactured. actual operating time / customer requirement per shift






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






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






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






41. Change for the better - continuous improvement






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






43. Suppliers inputs process outputs customers






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






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






46. 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






47. 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.






48. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






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






50. Material requisition planning