HSM Bronze, Lean
Bronze Certification
(118 questions already
solved with verified
solutions)
Continuous Flow
high production volume, highly standardized
commodity products
Jidoka
automatically stopping the process when
something is wrong and then fixing the problems
on the line itself as they occur
Autonomous Maintenance
An improvement process focused on improving the
condition of a machine and then identifying,
standardizing and training on operator
maintenance tasks
Andon light
Signal for a need or problem with equipment or
process. Example of visual management
A3 document
,This helps to capture and share knowledge in a
structured way. Its commonly used as a problem-
solving tool. This should also be used as a coaching
tool between a coach and a learner. Reference
Managing to Learn by John Shook.
Empowered Employees
The heart and soul of a lean organization according
to Masaaki Imai (Gemba Kaizen)
Sort
The first step of 5S
Highland Park
The Ford Factory that housed the Model T
production
consensus
A general agreement by team members. Not
everyone may fully agree with the idea but no one
is openly opposed and they can "live with it".
Goal of Hoshin Kanri
To align the tactical actions and improvements to
the strategic objectives of the business. This is a
layered process which should be flowed from the
higher level group and then down to the next level.
cross-functional team
Employees from different areas coming together to
complete a task or solve a problem
Sequential pull system
, A type of system is used when product variation is
high and it doesn't make sense to keep an
inventory of each product. With this type of
system, we control the overall inventory in the
system by only releasing when a trigger is created.
interchangeable parts
According to Dennis (Lean Production Simplified),
the greatest enabler of mass production
Standardized Work & Jidoka
"Separating Man from Machine" describes the
ability to have one operator run multiple machines.
This is enabled by
Standardized Work
Route of the operator is clear and documented
Little's law
The relationship between work in process (WIP),
throughput and lead time
PQCDSM
A core set of goals and measures that we are
tracking on a daily basis.
Value Stream
The entire sequence of work required to bring a
product from raw material to delivery
Theory of Constraints
"The Goal" by Goldratt popularized this concept
which focuses on bottleneck management
Bronze Certification
(118 questions already
solved with verified
solutions)
Continuous Flow
high production volume, highly standardized
commodity products
Jidoka
automatically stopping the process when
something is wrong and then fixing the problems
on the line itself as they occur
Autonomous Maintenance
An improvement process focused on improving the
condition of a machine and then identifying,
standardizing and training on operator
maintenance tasks
Andon light
Signal for a need or problem with equipment or
process. Example of visual management
A3 document
,This helps to capture and share knowledge in a
structured way. Its commonly used as a problem-
solving tool. This should also be used as a coaching
tool between a coach and a learner. Reference
Managing to Learn by John Shook.
Empowered Employees
The heart and soul of a lean organization according
to Masaaki Imai (Gemba Kaizen)
Sort
The first step of 5S
Highland Park
The Ford Factory that housed the Model T
production
consensus
A general agreement by team members. Not
everyone may fully agree with the idea but no one
is openly opposed and they can "live with it".
Goal of Hoshin Kanri
To align the tactical actions and improvements to
the strategic objectives of the business. This is a
layered process which should be flowed from the
higher level group and then down to the next level.
cross-functional team
Employees from different areas coming together to
complete a task or solve a problem
Sequential pull system
, A type of system is used when product variation is
high and it doesn't make sense to keep an
inventory of each product. With this type of
system, we control the overall inventory in the
system by only releasing when a trigger is created.
interchangeable parts
According to Dennis (Lean Production Simplified),
the greatest enabler of mass production
Standardized Work & Jidoka
"Separating Man from Machine" describes the
ability to have one operator run multiple machines.
This is enabled by
Standardized Work
Route of the operator is clear and documented
Little's law
The relationship between work in process (WIP),
throughput and lead time
PQCDSM
A core set of goals and measures that we are
tracking on a daily basis.
Value Stream
The entire sequence of work required to bring a
product from raw material to delivery
Theory of Constraints
"The Goal" by Goldratt popularized this concept
which focuses on bottleneck management
