by Hopley | November 24, 2015 | 10.2 Lean Production
What are the Five Ss? This is a formal approach to cleaning & organising the work place involving 5 processes; 5S was developed in Japan and stands for the Japanese words seiri (tidiness), seiton (orderliness), seiso (cleanliness), seiketsu (standardization), and...
by Hopley | November 11, 2015 | 10.2 Lean Production
Several key principles of lean production. Failure apply these principles will result in failure or a lack of commitment, without commitment the process becomes ineffective. Read the quotes below from an article written by Core77 explaining the observations from an...
by Hopley | November 6, 2015 | 10.2 Lean Production
Lean production aims to eliminate waste and maximize the value of a product based on the perspective of the consumer. IB Syllabus – Higher Level Lean production use a highly trained and multi-skilled workforce, stringent quality control and continuous...
