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Lean Supply Chain

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Visual description of an activity






2. 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






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






4. 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






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






6. Gain corporate/top management vision - Train Lean champions/Kaizen facilitators - Access and develop the success structure - Identify the value stream - Get quick wins - Train associates and extend training to all - Engage and manage the supply chain






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






8. Change for the better - continuous improvement






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Minimum order quantity






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






16. 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






17. What's in it for me?






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Aligning manufacturing output with customer demand to calculate safety stocks and Kanban levels - and at the same time provide a saving to the organization by reducing the amount of money tied up in inventory






24. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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






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






32. Cumulative trauma disorder






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






34. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Procurement - Manufacturing - Warehousing - Distribution - Customers






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






43. Enterprise Resource Planning eg SAP - JD Edwards






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






45. 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






46. Material requisition planning






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






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






49. Define measure analyse improve control






50. 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