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Autonomation/ Little's Law- Kaikaku- Discussion

Jidoka  - Discussion Discussion - Little’s law is - Explain the meaning of
-  Explain the term Jidoka one interesting concept Kaizen, Kaikaku and
in modern day context which has multiple Kakushin (The three
with examples that bring applications in the approaches used in Lean
out the difference business world. Implementation). How are
between automation and Enumerate some of the the three different from
autonomation.  powerful applications of each other? How do they
CLOSED Little’s Law highlighting complement each other?
how and why it is an What would a company
MITT - Discussion unavoidable tool in lose if one of these as a
- The wastes that are certain specific situations. concept was not utilised?
categorised in seven Point of Use Kaizen- Discussion
categories in Toyota and
remembered as WORMPIT Inventory- Discussion - The term “Kaizen” used
or TIMWOOD widely, - Explain the term Point of for “continuous
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were categorised as ten Use Inventory as used in improvement,” originally

types called CLOSED Lean Management. How translates from Japanese
MITT at Boeing. Compare does POUS help reduce as “change for better.”
and contract CLOSED classic Lean waste/s. Talking about the priority
MITT with the classical Poka Yoke- in such improvements,
seven wastes. Discussion -  TPS expert Shigeo Shingo
Drum Buffer Productivity - provided us with four
Rope - Discussion Discussion - Do you think targets in order of their
priority: 1. Easier 2. Better
-  Explain Drum, Buffer it is possible to manage 3. Faster 4. Cheaper. Do
and Rope approach and “Creativity” in such a you agree with the priority
describe how it relates to “Productivity-obsessed” of the targets? What do
Kanban. corporate environment?
you think it should ideally
Gemba - Discussion Pull System and be?
-  Gemba Walk was Push System- Kakushin- Discussion
developed at Toyota Discussion - While Pull - Explain the meaning of
while Management By based flow is considered
Walking Around (MBWA) Kaizen, Kaikaku and
better than Push based Kakushin (The three
traces its origin to HP. flow in many ways in approaches used in Lean
Two world class general, it is not always Implementation). How are
companies using two that a pull system can be the three different from
methodologies where implemented. Please
managers walk the each other? How do they
mention in your own complement each other?
shopfloor. Is it just a case words how and why the What would a company
of having different names pull system is not lose if one of these as a
or are the two practically better than concept was not utilised? 
fundamentally different? push system in certain
Hansei - Discussion situations.  Kanban- Discussion
- While Pull based flow is
-  Why is Hansei Push, Pull and considered better than
considered to be a
“Central Idea” in
Continuous Flow- Push based flow in many
Japanese Management? Discussion - Compare ways in general, it is not
How does Hansei relate Push vs Pull vs always that a pull system
Continuous Flow can be implemented.
with Kaizen?   Systems. When should we Please mention in your
Inventory - Discussio prefer one over the other? own words how and why
n -  Explain the meaning Kanban Board - the pull system is not
of the word “inventory” as Discussion - Kanban practically better than
one of the “seven wastes’’ Board was initiated as a push system in certain
in Lean Philosophy for Physical Board for teams situations.
different industries.  who have a standing Kano Model 1-
Lean Six meeting every day to Discussion - Basic needs,
Sigma - Discussion allocate tasks, report performance needs, and
-   Lean and Six Sigma are progress and take excitement needs. Kano
two different approaches decisions. It has evolved model provides the
for process excellence, in different ways in description and the
where Lean focuses on different domains. Provide method to identify the
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efficiency and Six Sigma
focuses on effectiveness.
In the more recent times,
Lean and Six Sigma have
been combined to form
Lean Six Sigma. What are
some of the advantages
and disadvantages of
combining the two
approaches?
Waste elimination -
Discussion - Please refer
to
https://www.benchmarksi
xsigma.com/forum/make-
this-lean/ Once you have
seen the eight checks in
the post, visualize how
and whether some of
these checks can be
reduced at the Airport?
Without compromising on
Safety and Accuracy,
how can you make this
process as Lean as it can
be?
examples for different three needs. Once
kinds of Kanban Boards.  understood for a specific
Genchi Genbutsu - product or a service, what
Discussion - While would be your approach
Genchi Gembutsu seems for putting these needs to
to make perfect sense in good use? 
manufacturing, how do Kano Model 2-
you infer its relevance in Discussion - Kano Model
highly intangible services helps identify the
like trouble shooting in attributes in a product
Software Development or that a customers think of
issues found in e- as "Threshold,
commerce platforms? You Performance and
may like to provide more Excitement". The
examples of relevance attributes shift over a
from other service sector. period of time i.e. what is
Performance today may
become a Threshold
requirement and what is
Excitement today may
become Performance.
How does Kano Model
help an organization?
What kind of decisions
can one take based on
Kano Analysis? 

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