Kobayashi’s 20 keys Quality Tools > Tools of the Trade > 58: Kobayashi’s 20 keys In manufacturing environments, there are many areas in which you can focus to create improvements, and systems such as the ‘%Ss’ and the ‘seven Mudas’ (wastes) can help you to find a focus for improvements. Iwao Kobayashi has created a somewhat longer list that include these and more, and can be used in manufacturing audits. It reads very much like a ‘whos who’ of manufacturing innovations and hence makes a very useful checklist.These are: 1. Clean and tidy. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. This is a useful list, but of course it still does not include everything. Reference: Iwao Kobayashi, 20 Keys to Workplace Improvement, Productivity Press, Portland, 1995 Next time: Basic Kanban This article first appeared in Quality World, the journal of the Chartered Quality Institute See also:
Change or Die Media Queries The Eight Elements Of TQM Total Quality Management (TQM) is a management approach that originated in the 1950s and has steadily become more popular since the early 1980s. Total quality is a description of the culture, attitude and organization of a company that strives to provide customers with products and services that satisfy their needs. The culture requires quality in all aspects of the company’s operations, with processes being done right the first time and defects and waste eradicated from operations. To be successful implementing TQM, an organization must concentrate on the eight key elements: EthicsIntegrityTrustTrainingTeamworkLeadershipRecognitionCommunication This paper is meant to describe the eight elements comprising TQM. Key Elements TQM has been coined to describe a philosophy that makes quality the driving force behind leadership, design, planning, and improvement initiatives. I. 1. 2. 3. II. 4. 5. A. 6. III. There are different ways of communication such as: A. IV. Conclusion
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What Is 5S? - Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain By Steve Stephenson 5S is a basic, fundamental, systematic approach for productivity, quality and safety improvement in all types of business. What is 5S? A 5S (Five S) program is usually a part of, and the key component of establishing a Visual Workplace and are both a part of Kaizen - a system of continual improvement - which is a component of lean manufacturing. The 5S program focuses on: having visual orderorganizationcleanliness standardization The results you can expect from a 5S program are: improved profitability, efficiency, service and safety. The principles underlying a 5S program at first appear to be simple, obvious common sense. What are the Five Ss? 5S was developed in Japan and stands for the Japanese words seiri (tidiness), seiton (orderliness), seiso (cleanliness), seiketsu (standardization), and shitsuke (discipline). Use the following links to learn more about 5S The first step in making things cleaned up and organized. Read more » Read more » Read more » What will 5S cost me?
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