Lean means creating Value for Customers by minimizing Waste. (Taken from GoLeanSixSigma.com)
History of Lean
- 1926 : Henry Ford publishes, “Today and Tomorrow” detailing continuous improvement practices including single-piece-flow, Just-In-Time and other precursors of Lean
- 1948 – 1975 : Taichi Ohno develops Toyota Production System
- 1950 : Dr. W. Edwards Deming – Father of Quality – lectures in Japan
- 1988 : Taichi Ohno publishes, “Toyota Production System”
- 1990 : Womach & Jones publish, “The Machine that Changed the World”
- 1998 : Rother and Shook publish, “Learning to See”
Focus of Lean
- Lean Culture : Foster a respectful, interactive culture of process ownership
- Customer Value : Determine what matters most to customers
- Process Focus : Enable the workforce to identify and remove waste from the system in order to satisfy Customers
A Lean Process
- is faster
- is more efficient and economical
- delivers satisfactory quality
Benefit of Lean
- Increase Revenue
- Decrease Costs
- Increase Efficiency
- Effective People
Lean Principles
- Define Value : Focus on meeting customer requirements
- Map the Value Stream
- Create Flow : Results from removing waste and non-value adding steps
- Establish Pull : Results from focusing on the customer demand
- Pursuit of Perfection : Results from continuous application of Lean Tools and concepts
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