5 why

What is 5why?

Sakichi Toyota the Japanese industries developed the 5 why technique. when a problem occurs you  drill down to its root causes by asking why 5 times.

Kaizen Basics

What is kaizen?

Kaizen is a compound of two Japanese words KAI + ZEN  that  together translate as change + good.

Now we can say that kaizen is changed for good or in other words continuous improvement.

Kaizen 10 principles:

1. Eliminate old principles.
2. Empower all employees.
3. Always yes.
4. Don't stop.
5. Make corrections.
6. BA economical.
7. 5 why usage.
8. Crowdsource.
9. Don't assume.
10. Gemba usage.

Idle time

What is ideal time?

Ideal time is the time specified as period when system is not in use but is fully functional at desired parameters.

Lead time

What is lead time?

Summation of production times along assembly line.

Lead time=£production time along  the assembly line

Takt time

What is takt time?

The rate to which a company needs to produce the product to satisfy the customer demand.

Takt time is the demand rate required by the customers in number of minuts per part.


Takt time=total available machine time per shift/total customer demand per shift

Cycle time

What is cycle time?

The time taken to complete a specific task from start to end.

Cycle time is the maximum amount of time allowed at each station.
This can be found by dividing required units to production time available per day.

Cycle time=production time per day/units required per day
                            Or
Cycle time=Total produce part/total run time

5S

What is 5 S?

Developing by the Japanese house keeping system. helps to create better working environment and consistently high quality process.

1. Sorting
2. Set in order
3. Sign and clean
4. Standardization
5. Sustain

Ohm's law

What is ohm's law?

The mathematical equation that explain relationship between current voltage and resistance.

V=IR

8 D

What is 8d?

It is a problem-solving methodology design to find the root causes of a problem with short term action and implement long-term solution.

1. Team formation
2. Problem description
3. Temporary action taken
4. Root cause analysis
5. Corrective action taken
6. Corrective action validation
7. Preventive action implement
8. Team recognization