Lean Manufacturing Principles and Salescaster® LED Displays
LED signs can support lean manufacturing and Six Sigma programs by displaying plant efficiency data and overall performance.
Lean manufacturing principles focus on delivering customer value and reducing waste. Organizing production into distinct processes or work cells helps teams monitor performance and identify opportunities for improvement. Companies with active Lean Manufacturing programs understand the need to map and measure every stage of their “Value Stream” for each product with the objective of eliminating waste from every process.
Analyze and Identify Bottleneck Areas
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Plant Efficiency Data & Overall Shipping Performance
KEY LEAN PRINCIPLES
1. Define value precisely from the end customer perspective.
– Specific product needs
– Specific capabilities
– Specific price, delivery and quality expectations
2. Identify the entire value stream for each product line and eliminate waste.
– Product definition and development
– Material transformation
– Information management
3. Make the value-added activities flow.
– Through radical shifts in process methodology and organizational structure
– Improving processes from end-to-end by eliminating scrap, downtime and WIP
– Moving towards continuous operations vs. batch processing
4. Provide what the customer wants only when the customer wants it.
– Let the end customer pull products from the manufacturing value stream
– Minimize finished goods inventories and WIP
5. Pursue perfection through continuous improvement to the value stream.
– People recognize there is no end to reducing effort, time, space and mistakes
– Your products become more closely aligned with customer needs.
Salescaster® LED displays can support lean manufacturing programs by displaying plant efficiency data and overall performance where teams need it. Explore ANDON board displays and TAKT timers and production counters for related production display options.