Tools

What is Poka-Yoke? Developed by Toyota Motors as a tool to achieve Zero Defects Originally called Baka Yoke (idiot proof) but recognized that this label could offend workers so changed to Poka-Yoke (Mistake Proofing) One serious obstacle to extending equipment life is the unexpected failure that occurs as a result…

Focused Improvement Vision To eliminate all possible losses to improve safety and productivity, and reduce defects and production costs. To create a Continuous Improvement culture utilizing the Focused Improvement (Kaizen) technique to achieve maximum productivity of people, machinery, and material utilization, resulting in ZERO Accidents, ZERO Waste, ZERO Defects, ZERO…

Objective Review current status in changeover time for lead sites, identifying critical packaging lines in a key site, and carry out a pilot exercise to significantly reduce changeover time. Establish a plan to identify and implement appropriate techniques – e.g. SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Die) system this is a…

Data and facts are fundamental to every quality improvement effort. Without the facts, our problem-solving efforts are reduced to a “guessing game”. Generating Information Formulate the question we’re trying to answer Collect the data relating to that question Analyze the data to answer the question Clearly present the data to…