TPS dictionary

Poka-yoke Japanese term which means mistake proofing. A poka-yoke device is one that prevents incorrect parts fr...

PM (Preventive Maintenance) Preventive Maintenance is the planned maintenance of plant infrastructure and equipment wit...

The amount of time needed in a production area to make one container of products. The formula for pitch is: takt time ...

pacemaker What is a pacemaker ? It means a single point along a value stream that sets the pace for the entire stream....

Overproduction Producing more,sooner or faster than is required by the next process or customer. Overproduction is w...

overburden | Muri Muri is one of three types of waste (muda, mura, muri) identified in the Toyota Production System. Wa...

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) OEE is one of the essential TPM(Total Productive Maintenance)metrics.It measures ...

Operating rate The operating rate means the amount of time in a time frame (shift,day,etc.) that a machine is used to m...

One Piece Flow One Piece Flow is a fundamental element of becoming lean. To think of processing one unit at a time ...

Ohno Taiichi Taiichi Ohno ( February 29, 1912 – May 28, 1990) was a Japanese industrial engineer and businessman. He is...