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what is LEAN PRODUCTION ?
produce goods and services with minimum of waste resources while maintaining high quality
List 5 approaches of lean production (KaiQuCellSiWaste)
kaizen
quality circles
simultaneous engineering
cell production
waste management
What is Kaizen ?
Japanese term meaning CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
What does Kaizen suggest ?
Workers actually know more than managers about how job might be improved
Does Kaizen states that improvement in productivity results from massive one off investment in new technology only ?
NO. a series of small improvements, suggested by staff teams over time, can result in a big improvement in efficiency as major new investment
What is 3 condition of Kaizen ?
management culture must be directed towards involving staff
team working
empowerment
List 3 limitations of Kaizen
in short term, tangible costs to the business such as employee training
resistance from senior management. Kaizen will only work if there is areal empowerment.
may need expensive solution such as AI based operation system
Explain quality circles
based on worker involvement in improving quality, using small group of employees to discuss quality issues
What does quality circle stated to improve quality and increase worker participation?
teamworking and participation will improve quality
List 3 benefits of quality circle
improve quality through joint discussion
improve motivation through participation
make full use of the knowledge and experience of employees
What is the 3 main conditions to determine success of quality circle ?
circles members must be committed to improve quality
need full support from management
teams should be empowered to implement the recommendations
What is simultaneous engineering?
product development organized so that all stages are done at the SAME TIME instead of SEQUENCE
why simultaneous engineering is a method of developing new product which saves time ?
bacause all task are done at the same time as each other (simultaneously) and not one afther the other (sequentially)
Advantages of simultaneous engineering ?
product can be in marketplace months or even years eralier
What is cell production ?
flow production split into groups that are responsible for a complete unit of work
What is known as cell in cell production?
Mini production unit
What is characteristic of the cell?
each individual cell produces complete unit of work
each cell has a team leader
performance of each cell is measured against pre set targets
List 3 benefits of cell production
improve workers commitment and motivation
increase productivity
increased teamwork
Is JIT under lean ?
YES
how Waste management works?
JIT reduce inventory holdings
adopting total quality management (TQM)
use of recycled materials
state 3 advanatge of lean production
waste of time and resources is reduced
less risk of damage to stocks and equipment
quality is improved
what is limitation of operational strategies to achieve lean
business may have difficulty in forecasting demand (maybe wrong forecasts)
lean production not appropriate for social enterprises (suitable for profit motive business)
some businesses specialize in customer service. lean production more suitable for physical product)
