TPS dictionary heijunka
heijunkaWhat is Heijunka?Heijunka means leveling the type and quantity of production over a fixed period of time.For exa...
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TPS dictionary fordism
fordismThe lnnovations of the Ford System・Consistently lnterchangeable parts so thatcycle times could be stable for eve...
TPS dictionary fluctuation
fluctuation(Mura)Mura is a Japanese word meaning "unevenness; irregularity; lack of uniformity; nonuniformity; inequalit...
TPS dictionary fixed location
fixed locationAddress, it for the storage area in the warehouse are locations.One reason to assign a location.It is not ...
TPS dictionary five Whys
five WhysThe 5 why’s typically refers to the practice of asking, five times, why the failure has occurred in order to ge...
TPS dictionary extemal Setup work
extemal Setup work・Internal Setup Workinternal setup work can done be only when a machine is stopped.・External Setup Wor...
TPS dictionary error proofing (device)
error proofing (device)What is Poka Yokel or Error Proofing?Poka means inadvertent erro,and"Yoke "means prevenlion.Poka ...
TPS dictionary eliminating Waste thoroughly
eliminating Waste thoroughlyIn these methods, they identified 3 general forms of waste, which they called in Japanese – ...
TPS dictionary dropper
dropperSakichi Toyoda invented an automatic loom thatwould stop automatically for problems. Heequipped his loom with the...
TPS dictionary cycle sock
cycle sockStock for the mean demand until the next delivery