What is 5S in manufacturing?

5S in manufacturing company

5S is a five-step program that is done in sequential order. 5S is a series of activities for eliminating waste that contributes to workplace rejections, mistakes and injuries. The Japanese factories are so clean that you can eat off the floor. This is simply a matter of pride for the Japanese. Below are the 5 … Read more

What is the Kanban System & Kanban Board?

Kanban

Kanban is a method for managing and improving workflow. It is a pull-based system, which means that work is pulled through the process as it is needed, rather than being pushed through. Kanban is often used in the production process but can be applied to any method. It is designed to help the team visualize … Read more

Value stream mapping in lean manufacturing

Value Stream Mapping

Value Stream Mapping: Value stream mapping is a method to check and improve the processes involved in delivering a product using flowcharts. The information and process flow from customer demand to delivery is examined by the VSM team. It is the main tool of lean manufacturing. Like other types of flowcharts, it uses a system … Read more

What is the inventory turnover ratio and the number of days inventory

Inventory Turnover Ratio

Inventory Turnover: Inventory turnover is the rate at which a company converts its inventory into sales. It is the number of times a company makes the sale of its inventory in a period. Where inventory is the total of all goods in its stock which includes Raw materials, Bought out parts, Work in progress and … Read more

How to calculate OEE in lean manufacturing?

OEE, Overall Eqipement Effectiveness

What is OEE? OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) is a term used to measure manufacturing productivity. It is to calculate the percentage of time an equipment is truly productive. OEE is the main KPI of production to check the productivity of an equipment/plant. For calculating the OEE of the plant or multiple machines, we can calculate … Read more

How to define value added activities & non-value added activities?

Value added activities

Categories of all activities: Value-added activities: The process is defined as the conversion of input into output by using resources. But what is important here is Value addition in the process. So those activities which change the shape as per customer requirements & add value are called value-added activities.   For example in the manufacturing … Read more

Jidoka in lean manufacturing

Jidoka

Jidoka Jidoka is to build devices in the machines that detect defects and automatically stop the machine upon such an occurrence. When we give the power “to push buttons or pull cords” to operators is called Andon, which can bring the entire assembly line to stop.  What is the difference between Andon and Jidoka? Jidoka … Read more

What is 3G in manufacturing?

3G

Purpose of 3G: In a process occurrence of a problem is normal & so it is equally important to solve the problems effectively & fast. For an effective solution to any problem, it is important to understand the problem & its reason. so 3G is very important here to find out the solution and take … Read more

What is Poka Yoke and how to use it in the manufacturing industry for zero defects?

Poka-Yoke: Poka Yoke means Mistake Proofing or Error Proofing. Poka Yoke is a mechanism to prevent mistakes, and defects from being made or detect mistakes if not prevented. It is also called error-proofing or foolproofing. Dr. Shigeo Shingo developed the concept of Poka-Yoke. Poka-Yoke is based on the concept that people do not make mistakes intentionally. … Read more