What Is The Pathway Forward To Becoming Lean?

What is the pathway forward to becoming lean?

The philosophy of lean manufacturing was developed in Japanese at manufacture of cars. We know that Krafcik (currently the CEO of Waymo) coins the word ‘lean’ to describe the production system used in Toyota. On the pathway of becoming lean, one must achieve the identification and elimination of ‘waste’. There are several methods which contribute this aim in production. Kanban, poka-yoke, Five Whys are some of the tools which serves to the aim.

A system which is based on the idea of discarding all waste in manufacturing and called JIT was one of the four main concepts of Toyota Production System(TPS). The system was aiming to use only the necessary things at the right time. Programs associated with JIT include “elimination of waste, and full utilization of people, equipment, materials, and parts” (Davy et al., 1992)

We can conclude that the main method of lean manufacturing is reduction of waste which can be in different types. The waste types are generally categorized into three subtitles: Muda, muri and mura. Muda is the name of adding no value to the product. The reason why we see adding no value is a waste is about the definition of value. Value can be seen a thing in a product which a customer is willing to pay for. Therefore, adding no value is a waste. Muri happens when you ask for more than reasonable, so it will cause inefficiency. Finally, manufacturing must have a balance from many aspects. It is…