Resources – Useful Guides / Ideas & Posters
These are items I have found on the web that belong to their respected owners, here I just bring them to your attention.
6 Big losses
Productivity inefficiency in virtually any manufacturing category can usually be traced back to 6 universally occurring loss categories.
The Six Big Losses include:
- Breakdowns
- Setup and Adjustments
- Small Stops
- Reduced Speed
- Startup Rejects
- Production Rejects.
The Six Big Losses approach gives you a guideline for attacking the most common causes of waste in manufacturing processes.
Hierarchy of Production & Manufacturing controls…
Always try to achieve the top control, if not move to the next step and so on if they cannot be achieved.
- Eliminate the problem
- Substitute (replace with another part/design)
- Poke-yoke (Engineering controls like Gauges/Fixtures/Jigs)
- Work Instructions (Administration controls)
- Training – Visual controls
Definition of Quality
Quality is defined as reducing these three aspects
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- Variation
- Complexity
- Mistakes
In the following areas:
Machine
Man
Mother-nature
Method
Material
Measuring