TPS dictionary 5S
5S5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seike...
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TPS dictionary zone control
zone controlEach management level should think of managing in terms of or her"zone". In anideal world, it might be possi...
TPS dictionary Zero Defects
Zero DefectsZero Defects (or ZD) was a management-led program to eliminate defects in industrial production that enjoyed...
TPS dictionary work sequence
work sequenceNow that the line balancing is complete, the work for each operator must follow a standard process. This pr...
TPS dictionary WIP(work in process)
WIP(work in process)Material that has entered the production process but is not yet a finished product. Work in progress...
TPS dictionary Visualization
VisualizationIt is more effective for you to identity abnormalities through seeing operators' movement ,machines,work pi...
TPS dictionary visual management
visual managementWhat is visual management ?It means the placement in view of all tools,oarts,production activties and i...
TPS dictionary Value stream mapping
Value stream mappingValue stream mapping is a lean manufacturing or lean enterprise technique used to document, analyze ...
TPS dictionary U Shape
U ShapeU-shaped flow is perhaps the most common flow configuration to implement. A U-shaped configuration allows the wor...
TPS dictionary Unevenness
Unevenness（Mura)Most Lean practitioners that I have met have little idea as to what is Mura only really being aware of M...