Important Lean Manufacturing Definitions

We are listing here alphabetically Lean Manufacturing Definitions, for your convenience.

As the site evolves, we'll add more and more. Also, the plan is to have more content for each definition.

As you'll discover, some links will take you to the same page. For example, if you click Error Proofing or Poka Yoke the result will be the same.

Also, we don't intend to give academical definitions, but simple, easy to understand ones. We hope this matches your search for clarity.

Here we go:
5S
Andon
Autonomation
Continuous improvement
Error Proofing
Flow mapping
Heijunka
Jidoka
JIT (Just-in-Time)
Kaizen
Kanban
Lean manufacturing
Poka Yoke
Quick Changeover
Setup Reduction
Seven Wastes
SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die)
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
VSM (Value Stream Mapping)
Visual Factory

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