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2. Lean manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Lean manufacturing is a method of manufacturing goods aimed primarily at reducing times within the production system as well as response times from suppliers and customers. It is closely related to another concept called just-in-time manufacturing (JIT manufacturing in short).

3. Harvey balls - Wikipedia

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   In addition to their use in qualitative comparison, Harvey balls are also commonly used in project management for project tracking; in lean manufacturing for value-stream mapping and continuous improvement tracking; and in business process modeling software for visualisation.

4. Obeya - Wikipedia

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   Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing Inc. (TIEM) implemented the obeya room and saw it as a "valuable contributor to their lean enterprises". [8] It is referred as the adrenaline room, where managers go beyond reporting data and keeping teams up to date, but make a commitment to move forward with daily goals. Through active collaboration ...

5. Value-stream mapping - Wikipedia

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   Value-stream mapping has supporting methods that are often used in lean environments to analyze and design flows at the system level (across multiple processes).. Although value-stream mapping is often associated with manufacturing, it is also used in logistics, supply chain, service related industries, healthcare, [5] [6] software development, [7] [8] product development, [9] project ...

6. Design for lean manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   The design for lean manufacturing equation is design for lean manufacturing success = strategic values minus the drivers of design and process wastes. A good design is one that simultaneously reduces waste and delivers value. [17] [18] There are multiple drivers that cause product, process, and lifecycle wastes. [19]

7. The Machine That Changed the World (book) - Wikipedia

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   The dissemination of lean methods from Japan to the wider world is discussed. This book made the term lean production known worldwide, and is described as a classic [2] [3] or a "mainstay". [4] Business Week described it as "the most readable book on the changes reshaping manufacturing". [5] A revised edition was published in 2007.