Lean Implementation

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Lean Implementation
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Lean Eliminating Waste Lean is a
business philosophy used to continuously
identify, reduce and eliminate the wastes from
all walks of business.
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Lean principles are derived from the Japanese
manufacturing industry In this focuses on
removing the non-value added (NVA) delay,waste,
and rework from your processes. Lean can be
used in any business and any industries.
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Lean concept was truly introduced by Henry Ford,
Founder of Ford Motors in 1913. Ford was the
first company who had aligned their all
manufacturing assembly lines in a process
sequence with special purpose machines
(continuous flow production).
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Lean Six Sigma is taken as another glamorous term
that is doing a buzz around for the improvement
professionals. Business world often describe
this concept as highly technical method used by
statisticians to achieve better products and
processes with total employee involvement.
Its true that Measures and Statistics are
key ingredients of Six Sigma methodology, but
that is not the whole story. Lean brings in
the humane aspect of the story and involves
people into the string of continuous improvement
of the Organization.
Lean Six Sigma is taken as another glamorous term
that is doing a buzz around for the improvement
professionals. Business world often describe
this concept as highly technical method used by
statisticians to achieve better products and
processes with total employee involvement.
Its true that Measures and Statisticsare
key ingredients of Six Sigma methodology, but
that is not the whole story. Lean brings in
the humane aspect of the story and involves
people into the string of continuous improvement
of the Organization.
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The Five Steps Of Lean Implementation Step
1.Specify Value Step 2.Map   Step 3.Flow Step
4.Pull Step 5Perfection
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Step 1 Specify Value Define value from the
perspective of the final customer. Express value
in terms of a specific product, which meets the
customer's needs at a specific price and at a
specific time.

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Step 2 Map Identify the value stream, the set
of all specific actions required to bring a
specific product through the three critical
management tasks of any business The
problem-solving task, the information management
task, and the physical transformation
task. Create a map of the Current State and the
Future State of the value stream. Identify and
categorize waste in the Current State, and
eliminate it!
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Step 3 Flow Make the remaining steps in the
value stream flow. Eliminate functional barriers
and develop a product-focussed organization that
dramatically improves lead-time.
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Step 4Pull Let the customer pull products as
needed, eliminating the need for a sales
forecast.
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Step 5Perfection There is no end to the process
of reducing effort, time, space, cost, and
mistakes. Return to the first step and begin
the next lean transformation, offering a product
which is ever more nearly what the customer wants.
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