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2. Lean = Eliminating Waste
“Lean is a business philosophy used to continuously identify, reduce and
eliminate the wastes from all walks of business”.
3. Lean principles are derived from the Japanese manufacturing industry
In this focuses on removing the non-value added (NVA) delay,waste, and
rework from your processes.
Lean can be used in any business and any industries.
4. Lean concept was truly introduced by Henry Ford,
Founder of Ford Motors in 1913.
Ford was the first company who had aligned their all manufacturing
assembly lines in a process sequence with special purpose
machines (continuous flow production).
5. Lean Six Sigma is taken as another glamorous term that is doing a buzz
Lean Six Sigma is taken as another glamorous term that is doing a buzz
around for the improvement professionals.
around for the improvement professionals.
Business world often describe this concept as highly technical method
Business world often describe this concept as highly technical method
used by statisticians to achieve better products and processes with
used by statisticians to achieve better products and processes with
total employee involvement.
total employee involvement.
It’s true that ‘Measures’ and ‘Statistics’are key ingredients of Six Sigma
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It’s true that ‘Measures’is not‘Statistics’ are key ingredients of Six Sigma
methodology, but that and the whole story.
methodology, but that is not the whole story.
Lean brings in the humane aspect of the story and involves people into
Leanstring of continuous improvement of story and involves people
the brings in the humane aspect of the the Organization.
into the string of continuous improvement of the Organization.
6. The Five Steps Of Lean Implementation
Step 1.Specify Value
Step 2.Map
Step 3.Flow
Step 4.Pull
Step 5:Perfection
7. Step 1: Specify Value
Define value from the perspective of the final customer.
Express value in terms of a specific product, which meets
the customer's needs at a specific price and at a specific
time.
8. Step 2: Map
Identify the value stream, the set of all specific actions required
to bring a specific product through the three critical management
tasks of any business:
The problem-solving task, the information management task,
and the physical transformation task.
Create a map of the Current State and the Future State of the
value stream. Identify and categorize waste in the Current State,
and eliminate it!
9. Step 3 : Flow
Make the remaining steps in the value stream flow.
Eliminate functional barriers and develop a product-focussed
organization that dramatically improves lead-time.
10. Step 4:Pull
Let the customer pull products as needed, eliminating the need
for a sales forecast.
11. Step 5:Perfection
There is no end to the process of reducing effort, time, space, cost,
and mistakes.
Return to the first step and begin the next lean transformation,
offering a product which is ever more nearly what the customer wants.