History of Lean Brief History of Lean Eli

History of Lean

Brief History of Lean…. Eli Whitney largely accredited with inventing Interchangeable parts. 1850 Fredrick Taylor, work time study, standardisation of work. “Scientific Management” 1900 1950 Shigeo Shingo & Taichi Ohno, Toyota Production System History of Lean Frank Gilbreth, process charts and motion studies 1920 Henry Ford, mass production, assembly lines 1990 James Womack, Joint Japanese-USA automotive industry studies. Coined the phrase “Lean”

What is Lean? The relentless pursuit and elimination of waste § Benefits Include; § Improved Safety. § Deliver Quality and Reliability. § Increase Efficiency. § Reduce and Control Costs.

Lean is Not…. It’s not about trimming everything to the bone and squeezing more out of what is left.

Main Objectives of Lean…. Man, Method, Materials Right Place, Right Time EVERY TIME !!!!

Main Objectives of Lean…. How; § We lead by example. § We create excitement whilst we work towards a common goal. § We talk to each other. § We take ownership to solve problems. § We work together as a team. § We share success stories.

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Activity As a business Why do we need to Improve?

Why do we need to Improve? Make, sustain or increase value for money: – – – Increase efficiency. Increase throughput. Decrease lead times. Reduce costs (in house and bought in). Improve profit to fund investment. To achieve customer satisfaction we need to: – Provide the ‘right level’ of Quality, Cost and Delivery If we keep doing the things we have always done, we will always get what we have always got

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