TPS dictionary

skills training matrix board Managers should always provide training for operators. The skills training board is the...

seven major losses in machinary ①Equipment failure ②Set-up & adjustment ③Cutting blade change ④Start-up⑤Mi...

setup reduction Changeover Changeover means the process of switching from the production of one product or part number...

safety stock Safety stock is an additional quantity of an item held in inventory in order to reduce the risk that the i...

root cause A root cause is an initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commo...

right sized equipment In order to place equipment in the production flow ,we need equipment which runs at the rate to m...

Pull System Pull Systems are another very important Lean Manufacturing concept. Traditional manufacturing used the ...

production analysis board production analysis board　 is a display that must be located at the exit of the cell (or the ...

Process Study The Process Study Sheet is used to define and record the time for work elements in a process. Before timi...

The Process Capacity Chart is used to calculate the capacity of each machine to confirm true capacity and to identify an...