The birth of lean production. Craft production. The mass production system. The growing dysfunction. The birth of lean production
The lean production system. Why lean production? Systems and systems thinking. Basic image of lean production. Muda
Stability. Standards in the lean system. Visual management. The five S system. Total productive maintenance
Standardized work. Why standardized work? The elements of standardized work. Standardized work and kaizen. The importance of layout
Just-in-time. why JIT? Flow and pull. Kanban and heijunka. Types of pull systems. Value stream management
Jidoka. Why jidoka? Using pokayokes. Source inspection. Implementing jidoka
Involvement. Why involvement? Kaizen circle activity. Practical kaizen training. Suggestion systems. Sustaining involvement
Hoshin planning. Problems with conventional planning. The hoshin planning system. Creating flow in strategic planning.
