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Wait time is a measure of the time a unit or service is idle within a process. Waiting is considered the most common of the

Transportation refers to the concept of the moves or “touches” to a unit or product as it flows through a process. This can refer to

Sustain, also known as “Shitsuke.” is the fifth step in the 5S method. The goal is to maintain the standards established in the previous 5S

A Supermarket is inventory used in tandem with Kanbans as a Pull system to stock materials according to demand. The name comes from the type

Standardize, also known as “Seiketsu”, is the fourth step in the 5S method. The goal is to establish standards for the first three steps in

Sort, is also known as “Seiri,” is the first step in the 5S method. The goal is to remove unnecessary items from the workplace and

SMED or “Single Minute Exchange of Die” is the practice of dramatically reducing or eliminating the time to change from one method or unit to

Single-Piece-Flow is the concept that products should flow from operation to operation in the smallest increment, with one piece being the ideal. The Single-Piece-Flow emphasizes

Shitsuke is the Japanese word for “Sustain” which is the fifth step in the 5S method. The goal is to maintain the standards established in

Shine, also known as “Seiso”, is the third step in the 5S method. The goal is to sweep or clean the workplace and use cleaning

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