PRODUCE_TO_TAKT |
Produce to your takt time |
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produce to takt, takt time guideline, guideline 1, match pace of sales |
CONTINUOUS_FLOW_WHEREVER_POSSIBLE |
Develop continuous flow wherever possible |
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continuous flow guideline, guideline 2, develop continuous flow |
SUPERMARKET_WHERE_FLOW_STOPS |
Use supermarkets to control production where continuous flow does not extend upstream |
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supermarket guideline, guideline 3, pull where flow breaks, use supermarkets |
SCHEDULE_ONE_POINT |
Try to send the customer schedule to only one production process |
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single scheduling point, guideline 4, pacemaker guideline, schedule one point |
LEVEL_THE_MIX |
Distribute the production of different products evenly over time at the pacemaker process |
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level the mix, guideline 5, levelling the mix, mix levelling, heijunka mix |
LEVEL_THE_VOLUME |
Create an initial pull by releasing and withdrawing small, consistent increments of work at the pacemaker process |
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level the volume, guideline 6, paced withdrawal guideline, initial pull, volume levelling |
EVERY_PART_EVERY_DAY |
Develop the ability to make every part every day in fabrication processes upstream of the pacemaker |
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every part every day, guideline 7, epe guideline, epex, shrink the batch |