Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Japanese approaches to production Author: Dave Needham

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Fordism Early C20th industrial system in the United States

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Post Second World War Development of new Japanese manufacturing techniques based on Quality

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Quality Circles Started in 1962 A small group of workers from the same work area who meet to identify, analyse and resolve work based issues.

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Total Quality Management An approach to quality based on the participation of all employees aimed at achieving long-term success. Covers the whole organization. What are the 8 principles of quality management?

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Just In Time - JIT An inventory based strategy. The process is driven by a series of signals.

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Kanban A signal in the JIT system.

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Kaizen Continuous small step improvement

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action 5 S’s Seiri – tidy Seiton – order Seiso – clean Seiketsu – standardised clean up Shitsuke - discipline

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Gemba Going to the shop floor to identify problems – particularly customer problems

Japanese approaches to production Standards in Action Jidoka Automation with a human touch Detect the fault Stop Fix or correct the immediate problem Find out the root cause and solve Involves automatic detection of errors