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- Lean workplace (Gemba).MBS Fourteen Value-Stream Questions and Flow-Tool Mapping
- Management systemMBS Kaizen Charter, Six Roles and Week Rhythm
- A charter that only says “reduce returns” leaves nobody able to pick it up
- Whichever charter block is missing lets a trap in
- Write the number and date; judge only on a full denominator
- Titles can combine; none of the six deliverables can drop
- A proposal can advance; the approved scope cannot change silently
- Three handoffs a day carry the morning’s deviations into the afternoon
- The same Day 4, a different job in each tool
- Completion is not sustainment
- Success factors need more than ticks; every gap needs a person
- Practice the method in ABS; approval and commitment stay with people
- Management systemKaizen Results Review and Sustainment Handover
- A finished presentation does not mean the next shift can run it
- Mismatched definitions make the rate meaningless
- Three runs on target are not a lasting result
- Done, tried and verified are three different things
- Miss one item and the gain slips back week by week
- A handover counts once the receiver has taught it back
- A booked date is not a sustained result
- Forms hold the record; handover and review stay with people
- Management systemMBS Seven Principles of Kaizen Week Preparation
- If preparation is incomplete before the opening, the gaps surface during the week itself
- Skip an item and the week stalls at that step
- Schedule: plan two months ahead and preparation gets a rhythm
- Targets: scale from the baseline, never subtract points
- Team: enough people is not every role, and all must be full-time
- Site: with any of four prerequisites missing, the trial cannot start
- Data: distinguish plant and line selection
- Resources: present is not enough, they must match this design revision
- Recording: make every step traceable
- Review: every item needs an owner and evidence before it goes to the approver
- Practise the seven checks in the course; the approver decides whether to open
- Leadership TransformationLeader Standard Work and Gemba Coaching
- Judging by averages and visit counts, coaching never reaches the work
- Agree: observe real work, not visit counts
- Observe: locate delays in five replenishments
- Coach: let the operator explain the judgment
- Demonstrate: handle six cards independently
- Trial: one change, clear limits and a stop
- Return: review results, capability and standards
- Handoff: route decisions to the right level
- Practice the method in ABS; the judgment at the work stays with people
- Management systemMBS Three-Dimension Metric Rating Model
- Without scoring, metrics reach the board by gut feel
- Impact: protect quality and delivery
- Refresh: match the business rhythm
- Sourcing: higher scores mean easier access
- Priorities: place 24 candidates on the matrix
- Handoff: four signals, four destinations
- Review: people judge differences across lines
- Ranking advises; the board and owners stay with people
- Logistics pullMBS PFEP Templates and the Six Logistics Fixes
- Without a plan per part, containers, aisles and delivery frequency are guesses
- Turn one part into a shareable plan
- One container from supplier to line
- Count four locations; separate remainders
- Place objects in twelve functional zones
- Make the flow smooth
- Bring parts within reach; switch bins
- Schedule delivery by the minute
- Keep speed, seconds and cart counts distinct
- How logistics roles hand work over
- Review all six fixes with evidence
- Practise the six-fix review in the course; people on site judge whether it is good enough
- Logistics pullMBS Pull Scheduling Modes — Five-Level PSI, N-Point, Follow / Order / Shared
- Orders issued at every break: upstream may build what downstream does not need
- Five-level PSI: hand demand down
- Product families: map the routes
- N-point: one release, upstream pull
- Follow: same sequence, fixed lead time
- Order: resequence, preserve deadlines
- Shared: merge demand, preserve ownership
- Mode handoff: one policy per process pair
- Practise the checks in the course; people on site choose the mode
- Lean workplace (Gemba).MBS Multi-Operator Changeover Scripts and Four-Step Improvement Order
- Two operators are ready. Why does the stop still take 420 seconds?
- See the hands to define each action
- Improve the action before buying equipment
- Schedule the new action for the real crew
- Trial the same script; return failure to its action
- Hand the tested version to the next shift
- Practice the method in ABS; the judgment at the machine stays with people
- Lean workplace (Gemba).MBS TPM Six Sources, Five-Fix Lubrication and Equipment 5-Why
- Small anomalies left unsorted and unverified come back as breakdowns
- Locate each finding; observation is not repair
- Compare oil-route conditions to explain the binding
- Actions reach the machine; standards reach the team
- Revisit the same point, then examine reliability
- Practice the method in ABS; the machine and the judgment stay with people
- Lean workplace (Gemba).Model Cell
- Without a trusted model cell, transformation has no starting point
- Pick the right line first, so the model is trusted
- Ask how many per day, then set takt and hands
- A curtain before a batch step keeps flow fed
- If one person can walk the cell, the layout is right
- Measure first, then write standards; fix slow changeover
- Bring material to the work, not workers to the warehouse
- Doing is not enough: someone must teach
- Line yield multiplies, and falls below the worst step
- Split equipment loss into time, speed and quality
- Explain hourly gaps today, assign on Monday
- Check all 57 elements; 28 are the floor
- No second cell until the first one holds
- Gates go to the system, who leads stays with people
- Variation ReductionMeasurement System Analysis
- How much of the variation is the ruler? Measure right first
- Spread the parts, shuffle the order, seal every reading
- Charts before percentages; two yardsticks for two uses
- Fix what falls short, then repeat until the gauge is usable
- Inspection standards are gauges; a failed gauge reopens past conclusions
- System: arithmetic and expiry. People: parts, blind trials, repairs