Other Lean Manufacturing topics

Six Sigma
Six Sigma at many organizations simply means a measure of quality that strives for near perfection. Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects and minimizing variability in manufacturing and business processes. Six sigma methods integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results.

Just in time (JIT)
It’s a strategy that strives to improve a business's return on investment by reducing in-process inventory and associated carrying costs. The process relies on signals or Kanban. This works like ask what you want and I give to you when you need it. In this process they don’t store everything they ask for what they need.

Kaizen
Is defined as a change for the better or continuous improvement. Its main objective is to reduce the times of the set up, with the purpose to reduce death times and the size of the orders. Also know as SMED It is associated with different aspects: eliminating wastes, improving efficiencies, processes and moral. You must standardize, then make improvements, change, then standardize and measure again.

Poka Yokes
Is a system against errors or fool proving, because it looks for the way that there is only one way o doing the things, so that there’s made always in the right way. Its purpose is to eliminate product defects by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur.

5 Why’s
The Five Whys is a simple process to follow to solve any problem. It starts with writing or having an effective problem statement. Problem statements determine the direction we head next. Problem statements should describe the current condition, use data where possible, and describe the gap in performance. You should avoid describing the solution, postulate as to the expected cause, be vague or ambiguous or combine multiple problems into one.

Takt Time
Takt Time is the pace of production (e.g. manufacturing one piece every 34 seconds) that aligns production with customer demand. In other words, it is how fast you need to manufacture product in order to fill your customer orders. Its calculate as: Total available production time divided by the customer & requirement.