GLSS
Visual Management is the practice of making the workplace visually easy to work in. This includes making it easy to identify units and materials, updating
Waiting happens internally when one colleague is idle because they are unable to proceed with a process step until another colleague or department provides the
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
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