Polyhedrika

  Production based on forecast uses resources to produce items which will not eventually be sold while there is a shortage of those items the market actually demands. Demand lead times are getting shorter in most business while supply lead times are not able to keep pace. This often leaves just one alternative: "make to plan", also called "Push" logistics. The result is that in spite of our excess inventories we are unable to satisfy the demand: we have plenty of what nobody wants and no enough of what they want. "Make to order" or "Pull" logistics produces only what has been ordered by the customer so we avoid dedicating resources to produce unwanted items. The problem usually is lead time: can the customer wait until our supply chain is able to deliver? Kanban One way to implement "Pull" logistics is to use Kanban . A Kanban (Japanese for a card) is a token generated by the consumption of an item (or fixed lot of items) which authoriz...

      COURSE OBJECTIVES Understand how Lean Management leads to productivity improvement and customer satisfaction. Apply Lean Management both to manufacturing and business processes. Identify different kinds of waste in the company. Define the Value Stream Map and identify non-value-add steps Implement "PULL" management Apply KANBAN to achieve PULL Practice with Lean tools (VSM, 5S, TPM, Visual control, etc) Develop a Lean Project  Lean Body of Knowledge INTRODUCTION Improvement Project Scheduling Just-in-case Vs Just-In-Time logistics Line Vs workshop production Production by lots Vs continuous flow VALUE ADD MANAGEMENT Waste Vs Value add Process metrics: throughput, capacity, Work-In-Process, Lead time, yield, etc WASTE IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION  8 Wastes: description  Waste identification Go to Gemba WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION 5S methodology 5S in shared databases and IS applications Visual management Real-time production board: plan Vs ac...