kaizen blitz, plan, do, check, act ___ events can be used to seek perfection
Another continuous improvement tool leverages the scientific method;
systematic
1. Hypothesis = ____
2. Experiment = ___
3. Evaluation = ____
4. Then if all is well, you can ___
gemba ___ - the actual place, crime scene, reporting live, where value is created
gemba walk ___ - where the work is actually happening; where leaders spend their time
sustain ___ routinely audit the work area
sort, straighten, shine, standardize, sustain 5S
cross training matric Green is knowing
Yellow is training
White is no training
(Checkerbox)
obsolete If you only know how to do one thing and that skill goes away then you
become ___
job rotation ___ cross training is HALF the battle, you must leverage the training
performance measurements ____ can use the CONTROL CHART
UCL - upper control limits
LCL - lower control limits
root cause Get to the ___ and get rid of it will produce continuous improvement
20/60/20, one and done, documentation Challenges when making Lean Transformation:
1. ___ Rule
2. ____
3. ___
20 ___ - will buy in soon after you demonstrate a commitment to lean
60 ___ - will take a wait and see approach looking for conformation
20 ___ - will never get on board and may even sabotage efforts
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one and done ___ - you have a great lean project and then its back to the same old grind as
nothing good happened. A lean project should be a launching pad to new
projects.
documentation, standard ___ takes time to update policies, procedures, and instructions and is the ____
work
standard work, outcome, continuous improvement ____ a purposeful articulation, of the current state, of the work with a focus on
achieving an intended ____, while providing a baseline for ___
problems, processes, procedures A key part of six sigma and lean transformations is empowering people to
identify ____ and make continuous improvement to ___ and ___.
plan, do, check, act One common problem solving tool leveraged by many organizations is called
___, ___, ____ and ___
PDCA But tread with caution! ___ has evolved through the years and some confusion
has crept into the DNA.
Shewart PDCA is said to have originated as the ____ Cycle, named after the concept
originator Walter and contained Plan, Do, and See.
study Edward W. Deming modified the cycle to be Plan, Do, ____, and Act
hypothesis, experiment, evaluation, act The spirit of PDCA is to leverage the scientific method concept of:
____ = Plan
____ = Do
____ = Check
Then, if all is well, you can ___
plan, problem, situation, root cause, solution, plan, 75 Step 1 - identify the problem and develop a ___ for improvement:
Identify the ____
Agree on the desired ____
Determine the ____
Select a potential ____
Create implementation ___
All of these require a lot of work. This step can be ___% of the entire effort.