Lean Manufacturing Flashcards
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What does OEE stand for in manufacturing?
Answer: Overall Equipment Effectiveness
OEE measures Overall Equipment Effectiveness as a product of Availability, Performance, and Quality rates.
What OEE score is considered 'world-class' performance?
Answer: 85%
An OEE of 85% is the widely accepted benchmark for world-class manufacturing performance.
SMED stands for:
Answer: Single-Minute Exchange of Die
SMED is a lean technique aiming to reduce equipment changeover time to under ten minutes.
Which lean tool is used to identify the root cause of a problem by asking 'why' repeatedly?
Answer: 5 Whys
The 5 Whys technique drills down to the root cause of a problem by repeatedly asking 'why' it occurred.
What is 'andon' in a lean manufacturing environment?
Answer: A visual alert system signaling production problems
Andon is a visual management tool, often a light board, that alerts supervisors when a problem occurs on the line.
Gemba walks in lean manufacturing involve:
Answer: Going to the actual work floor to observe and understand processes firsthand
Gemba (meaning 'real place') walks involve managers observing actual work where it happens to identify waste and improvement opportunities.