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Japanese Words Lean

This document provides definitions and explanations of key terms related to Lean manufacturing principles and practices. It defines concepts like kaizen, jidoka, muda, kanban, gemba, and more. Lean aims to maximize value and minimize waste in processes. Tools like standard work, poka-yoke, and andon are used to drive continuous improvement on the shop floor towards just-in-time production without defects.

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Japanese Words Lean

This document provides definitions and explanations of key terms related to Lean manufacturing principles and practices. It defines concepts like kaizen, jidoka, muda, kanban, gemba, and more. Lean aims to maximize value and minimize waste in processes. Tools like standard work, poka-yoke, and andon are used to drive continuous improvement on the shop floor towards just-in-time production without defects.

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Introduction

Words…
• Kaizen
Lean Talk!
• Yokoten
• Process Kaizen • Karakuri
• Machinery Kaizen • Poka-yoke
• JIT • Hyojun Sagyo
• SMED • Hoshinkanri
• Heijunka • Kata
• Kanban • Andon
• Monozukuri • Takt Time
• Jidoka • Gemba
• DoJo
• Muda • Hansei
• Mura
• Muri • Defects
• Mottainai • Hinshitsu No Tsukurikomi
• Omotenashi
Kaizen
To Make Good
Process
Kaizen
To improve a process
Machinery
Kaizen
To improve Technology
JIT
Just in Time
SMED
Single Minute
Exchange of Dies
Heijunka
Leveling or reducing
variation helps
organizations meet
demand while reducing
wastes in production.
Kanban
Signal System

Taiichi Ohno, an industrial


engineer at Toyota,
developed kanban to
improve manufacturing
efficiency.
Monozukuri
Pride of Craftsmanship

‘Mono' the thing you make

'Zukuri' the act of making

Monozukuri implies more
than simply making things. It
can be best compared to the
word 'craftsmanship' in
English.
Jidoka
Automation with the human
touch

Jidoka highlights the causes of


problems because work stops
immediately when a problem
first occurs. This leads to
improvements in the processes
that build in quality by
eliminating the root causes of
defects.
Muda
Waste
Mura
Unevenness
Muri
Burden
Mottainai
Deep sense of regret
about waste
Yokoten
Sharing learning laterally
across an organization
Karakuri
Automation without power
Poka-yoke
Mistake proofing a process
Hyojun Sagyo

Standard Work
Hoshinkanri
Long Term Planning
Kata
Routine

Choreographed
Patterns of
Movements 
Andon
To Notify
Management,
Maintenance, And
Other Workers Of A
Quality Or Process
Problem. 
Takt Time
The Rate At Which
Products Needs To Be
Completed In Order To
Meet Customer
Demand.
Gemba
“The Shop Floor"

The Scene Of The Crime

Japanese TV Reporters
Refer To Themselves As
Reporting From Gemba.
DoJo
The place where you
practice
Hansei
To Acknowledge One's
Own Mistake And To
Pledge Improvement
Huryo
Defects
Hinshitsu No
Tsukurikomi
Building Quality into the
process
Omotenashi
Real Sense of the
customer ... hospitality
Himo
The String that runs above
the production line that
any work can pull and stop
the line so defects are not
passed to the next works
Itadakimas
Thank you for this food
Ikimashou
Let’s go

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