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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. '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






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






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






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






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






6. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






7. 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)






8. 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






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






10. Vendor Managed Inventory






11. 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)






12. Minimum order quantity






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






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






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






16. 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






17. 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






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






19. Bill of materials






20. 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






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






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






23. 3 line graph showing product - service - internal scrap - Vertical y axis defect rate - Horizontal x axis the various stages of the process






24. Suppliers inputs process outputs customers






25. Collaborative planning forecast replenishment -aka VMI






26. 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






27. Material requisition planning






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






29. 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






30. Usually around 8-10%






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






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






33. Plan Do Check Act






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






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






36. 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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






41. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






42. 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






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






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






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






46. 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






47. Plan Do Check Act






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






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






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