Lean Manufacturing Principles & Concepts Flashcards
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What is the main goal of Lean Manufacturing?
Answer: Eliminate waste and create value
Lean Manufacturing aims to maximize value for the customer while minimizing waste within manufacturing processes.
Which of the following is considered a type of waste in Lean?
Answer: Overproduction
Overproduction is one of the seven wastes identified in Lean, leading to excess inventory and unnecessary costs.
What does the term 'Kaizen' refer to in Lean?
Answer: Continuous improvement
Kaizen is a philosophy of continuous, incremental improvement involving everyone in the organization.
Which Lean tool is used to identify and eliminate process bottlenecks?
Answer: Value Stream Mapping
Value Stream Mapping is a Lean tool used to visualize the flow of materials and information to find inefficiencies.
What is the concept of 'Just-In-Time' (JIT) in Lean?
Answer: Receiving or producing only when needed
JIT is a Lean approach that reduces inventory and increases efficiency by receiving goods only as needed in the production process.
Which of the following best describes the 5S methodology?
Answer: A Lean workplace organization strategy
5S stands for Sort, Set in order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain — a workplace organization method central to Lean.