Gauss
Johann Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855)Â seen here on a German 10 Deutsche Mark banknote was a mathematician, astronomer, scientist noted for least […]
Category: Definitions
Demand Segmentation Examples
Here are several examples of Demand Segmentation Analysis:
Gemba Walk
1. Select a theme for each walk 2. Question the supervisors 3. Listen (and learn) attentively 4. Share what you learn […]
5 Rules of On-error Training
1. Ownership Rule – the person who first detects the problem is responsible for finding the root cause of the problem. 2. […]
Gemba
The King Looking out Onto the Land In the Hot Sun Where the Pigs are Gemba – […]
Toyota Vocabulary
Everyone working together in a large room without partitions: Obeya. Posting project team information on the wall of a dedicated ‘situation room’: […]
Fixed Repeating Schedule
Fixed Repeating Schedule (FRS) also known as Every product Every Interval (EPEI) is a production schedule which is ‘unchanging’ and repeated perhaps […]
3P – Production Preparation Process
3P Production Preparation Process is an advanced lean approach involving visual thinking, simulation, kaizen for quick Design For Manufacturability. 3P follows a […]
Moonlighting, Moonshining, Skunksworks, Trystorming and 3P
Moonlighting – work a second job, usually after hours; “The medical student is moonlighting as a taxi driver”. Â To work […]
Demand Segmentation
Traditional Product Quantity (PQ) or ABC analysis fails to recognize that high volume may not be predictable and that low volume can […]
Product Family Turnover Rate, Every Product Every Interval
Description and examples for calculation mixed model EPEI or Every Product Every Interval, also known as PFTR or Product Family Turnover Rate.
Muda in the Warehouse
Although created in the manufacturing environment of Toyota by Taiichi Ohno, the Seven Wastes can be found almost everywhere, if you learn […]