What is TPM ?
What is Total Productive Maintenance There are two common questions asked often “What is TPM or What is Total Productive Maintenance” and two “how is […]
What is SMED ?
The question what is SMED is fairly easy to answer. SMED stands for Single Minute Exchange of Dies. In reality the concept has gone beyond […]
What is Kanban ?
On this page we will provide you with the answer to the question “ What is Kanban ”, by providing you with both a definition […]
What is VSM ?
In order to answer the question “what is VSM” we first need to understand what a Value Stream is. Value is first defined as anything […]
What is Poka Yoke ?
On this page we will answer the Question “What is Poka Yoke”, for you. Poka Yoke is a Japanese term used for error proofing, failsafe, […]
What is Ergonomics ?
To answer the question “what is Ergonomics” we will start with a dictionary definition of it. Ergonomics is defined by most dictionaries as: The applied […]
What is Standardized Work ?
Now we turn to Standardized Work a term that is often confused with another commonly used term Work Standards. Firstly both supposedly serve the same […]
What is Kaizen ?
We will now tackle the question “what is Kaizen?” on this page. Let’s start by giving you a definition that reflects how Toyota defines it. […]
What is Continuous Flow ?
In order to answer the question “what is Continuous Flow?” we first need to know what flow is. Flow is the movement of a product […]
What is 5S ?
We will attempt to answer the common question “What is 5S really?” Let us start by defining 5S: 5S is a practise the results in […]
What Is Lean Manufacturing?
Many have tried to answer the question: What is lean manufacturing? There are several definitions available. One way of defining it is producing value (a […]