Master CI: PDCA, VSM, Kanban, Poka Yoke, 5S, Gemba Walk cheat sheet

MASTER CI - CHEAT SHEET   Master Continuous Improvement to keep your business ahead in 2025. Go from zero to pro with the ultimate CI cheat sheet:   1/ PDCA   PDCA is a four-step model for Lean problem-solving and change management.   This framework enables you to solve problems in a rigorous, methodical way.   It's a key CI tool in different areas like   +problem solving +quality management +new product development +business process management   It enables you to implement the best solutions.   *** 2/ Value Stream Mapping   VSM is a visual tool that shows all critical steps in your operations from material inputs to customer delivery.   It aims to show you where you can reduce waste.   Main steps are:   +Pick a product family +Build the VSM team +Figure out your customer demand +Map the material flow +Map the information flow   *** 3/ Kanban   Kanban is a scheduling system for lean manufacturing that originated at Toyota in the 1950s.   It's used to manage and improve the flow of work, with the goal of minimizing waste and maximizing efficiency.   A Kanban board is a visual tool used to manage and optimize the flow of work.   It consists of columns, cards and swimlanes.   *** 4/ Poka Yoke   Poka-Yoke is a Japanese term that means "mistake-proofing".   It refers to any mechanism helping an operator avoid mistakes by preventing, correcting, or drawing attention to human errors as they occur.   *** 5/ 5S   5S refers to 5 Japanese terms which are used to describe the main steps of visual management toward OpEx:    -1S- Seiri → Sort -2S- Seiton → Set In Order -3S- Seiso → Shine -4S- Seiketsu → Standardize -5S- Shitsuke → Sustain   When successfully implemented, 5S can turn any dirty place into a clean, standardized workplace.   *** 6/ Gemba Walk   See the reality on the ground, instead of just relying on data.    That’s what the Gemba Walk is all about.   In Japanese, the word ‘Gemba’ → ‘Actual Place.’    If you detect resistance to change, *** We’re pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone by building our first AI-embedded Kaizen toolkit. Meanwhile, you can get here our Gemba Walk checklists to identify more waste and become a trusted Kaizen practitioner. Click here to get exclusive access now: https://lnkd.in/d424c7rX

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