Facilitate Improvement Sessions
Improvement Session are a great way to bring a diverse team together to identify problems, and create solutions!
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Plan Do Check Act
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Affinity Diagrams
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Flowcharts
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Cause and Effect Analysis
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Quality Plans
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Lean Tools to eliminate waste
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EIGHT WASTE
(STOP DOWNTIME!)
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1. Defects - failure to meet product specs, requires rework, responding to customer complaints.
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2. Overproduction - processing more than needed, before it is needed, or faster than needed.
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3. Wait Time - Time the product or person must wait to complete the process.
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4. Non-Utilization of People - Failing to utilize a person’s full mental, creative and physical abilities.
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5. Transportation - Movement of parts, materials, tools, containers or documents.
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6. Inventory - Unnecessary inventory
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7. Motion - Any motion from people that does not add value to the product or motion that is poor ergonomics.
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8. Extra Processing - Extra effort, time, materials that do not add value from th perspective of the customer.