Lean Management

Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes University of Applied Sciences

LEAN MANAGEMENT

Prof. Dr. Udo Venitz

Lean Management

Contents

Fundamentals

• Origin and History of Lean Management

• The Toyota Production System

• Targets of a Lean System

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Origin an History of Lean Management

Lean Management is derived mostly from the Toyota Production System.

Production System

(TPS)

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The Toyota Production System (TPS)

The TPS is build on the two pillars Just-In-Time and Jidoka.

Source: www.swmas.co.uk

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The Toyota Production System (TPS)

„Quality must be built in during the manufacturing process!“ (Toyoda Sakichi)

Jidoka = Autonomation = Automation with a human touch

Toyoda Sakichi (1876 ~ 1930)

Type-G Toyoda Automatic Loom

(developed in 1924)

1929 Kiichiro Toyoda sold the Patent in England

1930 Toyota Motor Corporation founded

Source: www.toyota.co.jp/en/

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Targets of a Lean System

The main target of every company is to generate Profit.

Profit

Satisfy customer demand

Best Prices

Costs

Lowest Costs

Supply on time

Shortest Lead Time

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Best Quality

Contents

Fundamentals

• Origin and History of Lean Management

• The Toyota Production System

• Targets of a Lean System

Basic Elements

Wheel of

Improvement

• Muda – 7 types of waste

• KAIZEN – CIP

• Standards

• Visual Management

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Basic Elements - MUDA

Wastes in all our processes lead to higher costs and longer lead times.

Muda – the 7 types of waste

Inventory

Overproduction

Transport

Correction/ Scrap

(Over-)Processing

Motion

Waiting

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Basic Elements - KAIZEN

We are continuously eliminating wastes by KAIZEN.

KAIZEN = Continuous Improvement (CIP)

Wheel of

Improvement

improvement

KAI = „change“

Standard

time

ZEN = „for the better“

Source: KAIZEN-Institute

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Basic Element - Standards

“Without standards there can be no improvement” (Taiichi Ohno)

Wheel of

Improvement

CIP

improvement

Standard

time

Source: KAIZEN-Institute

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