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Lean Production
kaizen
the meaning of the kaizen
Small groups meet regularly to come up with solutions since they are the ones who closely know about the problems
The idea is to eliminate wastes such as time, piles of stock, unnecessary movement etc.
The improvement comes through the ideas of the workers themselves
The factory floor is reorganized by repositioning machines tightly together in cells in order to improve the flow of production through the factory
Means continuous improvement through the elimination of waste
The seven kinds of waste are
inventory
unnecessary transportation
overproduction
motion
defects
over-processing
waiting
davantages of the kaizen
Work-in-progress is reduced
Thus helping the cash flow
The finished product is quickly sold so the money will come back immediately
It reduces the cost of holding stocks by the elimination of warehouse space
No extra stock is kept
disadvantage of the kaizen
unwelcome pressure on staff to keep coming up with improvements
just in time
the meaning of just in time
Supplies arrive just as the time they are needed
Reliable suppliers are required
Production method that involves reducing or eliminating the need to hold stocks of raw materials or unsold stocks of the finished product
Efficient system of ordering raw material/components is required
Just-In-Time is usually implemented along with the introduction of cell production
advantages of just in time
It reduces the cost of holding stocks by the elimination of warehouse space
The finished product is quickly sold so the money will come back immediately
Work-in-progress is reduced
Thus helping the cash flow
No extra stock is kept
disadvantages of just in time
Increased ordering and administration costs
May lose bulk-buying discounts
Less time for quality control on arrival of materials
Increase in suppliers‘ transport cost
Danger of lost sales