Friday, August 14, 2020

Lesson 10 - Lean and Six Sigma References

The following is s short list of term and tools you'll come upon in later studies and applications.  

I've listed them down as references.



Charts:

  • Pareto
  • Histogram
  • Run
  • Control
  • Box and Whisker
  • Spaghetti diagram
  • Cellular design
Japanese Terminolgy


  • Andon - Alarm and auto stop
  • Chaku chaku - load load
  • Dojo Kun -Seek perfection / Be faithful to the truth / Endeavor to try / Respect others / Refrain from negative and agressive behavior
  • Gemba - Place
  • Genchi Genbutsu - Place of action
  • Geniryou- quantity loss or limited volume
  • Geri – burden
  • Hanedashi- auto eject
  • Heijunka – level out
  • Hitokuzuri - Educating employees 
  • Hoshin Kanri – future planning
  • Hourensou- delegating Genchi Genbutsu - technical intern or trainee
  • Jidoka – Automation “autonomation” with a human touch – invokes total quality management Kaizen
  • Jishuken- voluntary self study
  • Kaduritsu - angle rate
  • Kaikiu - change for worse
  • Kaikaku – drastic change
  • Kaizen - good change
  • Kamashibai-visual management indicating what needs to be worked on a kanban card system.
  • Kanban - sign (process kanban)
  • Kansei – reflection
  • Karoshi- death by Work
  • Karakuri - Simple mechanism that replaces expensive and complex machines.
  • Keireitsu-group of businesses linked together to form a cohesive group
  • Kenjukai - Committee of wise men
  • Kihoon, Kata, Kumite
  • Kotokuzuri - Art of making things happen
  • Kuzushi- disrupting balance
  • Majime - Distance and space reduction
  • Miru - to see 👀
  • Misusumashi - material handler (water spider or Mr. Miyagi)
  • Monokuzuri-the art of making things
  • Muda-tori (Hitoshi Yamada) Waste Reduction System
  • Nagara – doing two jobs at one station
  • Nemawashi- general consensus
  • Obeya - Big room
  • Sakaku - Illusion
  • Shojika – Cross Training
  • Showa - era
  • Takumi - Master craftsman
  • Yokoten - sharing


Though some Japanese terms were used in some of the lessons, the following represents a list of terms and meanings that will be used in the future.

Remember these terms are primarily identified in Lean Manufacturing.