MGT 4344 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Value Stream Mapping, Gemba, Fixed Cost
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Moving supplies from one place to another: 2) inventory. Finished goods/components sitting on a shelf: 3) motion. Workers walking to find things: 4) waiting. On material to arrive, answers from a superior: 5) over-processing. Anything that is not necessary: 6) overproduction. Making things that the customer hasn"t ordered yet: 7) defects. Parts that have to be thrown out or fixed for some reason. Value stream mapping: pictorial representation of a process, natural extension of process mapping, inputs transformation processes . Outputs: examines and quantifies every step in a process, process takes inputs and performs actions to turn them into outputs, takes into account time, distance, cycle time, people, materials, etc, similar to flowcharts, created through observation. Day 4 - 1. 31. 18: poka-yoke = mistake-proofing it is impossible to prevent human error (1) prevention: design the process so that it is impossible to make a defect.
