Lean Tools

The principles, concepts, and some of the most common but useful Lean (also known as Toyota Production System or TPS) tools and techniques are listed as follows:

Lean Principles:
– Value
– Value Stream
– Flow
– Pull
– perfection

Key Lean Concepts:
– Selection of Product / Service Families and Matrix
– Takt Time
– Pitch
– Lean Quality
– Workload Balancing
– First-In-First-Out (FIFO)
– Continuous Flow

Key Lean Tools and Techniques:
– 5S
– Visual Management
– Spaghetti Diagram
– Layout Planning
– Poke Yoke (Mistake Proofing)
– Quick Changeover (SMED)
– Kanban (Pull) Systems
– Lean Production Planning
– Production Leveling (Heijunka)
– Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
– Lean for Office and Administration
– Lean Supply Chain
– Kaizen Event
– Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
– A3 Report

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