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5S Five steps for organising a workspace so that abnormality becomes visible: sort, set in order, shine, standardise, sustain.

A

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Andon A signal that lets anyone doing the work stop it and call for help the moment something is wrong, rather than passing a problem downstream.

G

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Gemba Walk Going to where the work actually happens to observe it directly, rather than steering from dashboards and reports. Closes the gap between what indicators measure and what is really going on.

H

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Heijunka Levelling production so that volume and mix stay steady over time, because variable demand amplifies as it travels upstream.

K

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Kaizen Continuous improvement through many small changes made by the people doing the work, rather than occasional large projects run by specialists. Kanban A signalling system that lets downstream demand pull work forward, limiting how much can be in progress at once.

L

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Lean Manufacturing The production system built on eliminating waste, levelling flow and pulling to customer demand. The origin of most Lean tooling, and the reference point the rest of the discipline extends from. Lean Office Applying Lean to administrative and support processes, where the waste is in handoffs, waiting and rework rather than on a production line. Often where the largest untouched gains sit.

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Muda Waste: any activity that consumes resources without adding value for the customer, conventionally grouped into eight types.

S

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SMED Single-Minute Exchange of Die: cutting changeover time by moving work out of the stoppage, so smaller batches stop being uneconomic. Standard Work The current best-known way to perform a task, written down and followed — the baseline that makes improvement measurable rather than anecdotal.

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Takt Time The rate at which a process must produce to meet customer demand — available working time divided by demand over that period. TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) Total Productive Maintenance: making equipment reliability a shared responsibility between operators and maintenance, rather than a technical function that intervenes only after a breakdown.

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Visual Management Making the state of the work visible at a glance — boards, signals, standards posted where the work happens — so teams can see deviation immediately instead of at the next monthly review.