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The process of switching production from one product to another on a machine (for example, a press or an injection molding machine) or on a series of linked machines (an assembly line or cell) by changing parts, dies…
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Producing and moving one item at a time (or a small batch of items) through a series of processing steps as continuously as possible, with each step making just what is requested by the next step. See : One-Piece Flow…
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A production system introduced by Henry Ford at the Highland Park plant in Michigan in 1913. The aim of flow production was to drastically reduce product throughput time and human effort through a series of innovations.…
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A work practice in which operators run more than one machine in a layout of process islands. It requires separating human work from machine work and is normally made easier by applying jidoka and auto-eject devices on…
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A series of individual operations that must occur in a specific sequence to create a design, fulfill an order or make a product.
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A series of techniques pioneered by Denso (Toyota Group) in Japan to ensure that every machine in the production process was always able to perform its tasks. See : Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
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Inherent content of a product or service, as judged by the customer, reflected in its selling price and market demand. The value in a typical product is created by the producer through a combination of actions, some of…
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All the actions, both value-creating and non-value-creating, required to bring a product or service from concept to launch (also known as the development value stream) or from order to delivery (also known as the…
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An approach to designing products and services in which developers consider sets of ideas rather than a single idea. See : Trade-off curves.
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Production time lost due to stoppages, whether planned or unplanned. Planned downtime includes scheduled stoppages for activities such as start-of-shift production meetings, changeovers and maintenance. Unplanned…
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Any design, schedule or production technology with large-scale requirements and long changeover times, requiring that designs, orders or products be brought to it and wait in a queue for processing. See: Capital…
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Highly capable process equipment that is easy to maintain (and therefore available to produce whenever needed), allows quick changeovers, is easy to move and is designed to be installed in small increments of capacity…
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