Improving Productivity Through Lean Management (VCE SSCE Business Management): Flashcards

Eliminate waste & non-value activities to boost productivity

Taiichi Ohno

Materials arrive precisely when needed in production

Continuous improvement (Japanese: 'change for better')

Automation w/ human touch; employees can stop production line

Customer demand determines production rate

Consistent production rhythm needed to meet customer demand

Prevention: identifying defects as early as possible

Real place (factory floor where production occurs)

Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control