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Andon
Andon is a visual management tool that highlights the status of operations in an area at a single glance and that signals whenever an abnormality…
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Automatic Line Stop
Ensuring that a production process stops whenever a problem or defect occurs. For an automated line this usually involves the installation of sensors and switches…
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Buffer Stock
Goods held, usually at the downstream end of a facility or process, to protect the customer from starvation in the event of an abrupt increase…
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Build-to-Order
A situation in which production lead time and order lead time are less than the time the customer is prepared to wait for the product,…
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Chaku-Chaku
A method of conducting one-piece flow in a cell where machines unload parts automatically so that the operator (or operators) can carry a part directly…
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Change Agent
The leader of a lean conversion who has the willpower and drive to initiate fundamental change and make it stick. The change agent—who often comes…
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Changeover
The process of switching from the production of one product or part number to another in a machine (e.g., a stamping press or molding machine)…
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