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Lean Glossary

Motion refers to the movement of employees involved in a given task. Motion refers only to the movement of the person as opposed to the

Mistake-Proofing, also known as Poka-yoke, means to consciously and diligently try to eliminate defects by preventing human errors before they occur or create alarms to

Lean Culture refers to the combination of defining customer value, aligning around a common purpose, striving for perfection while at the same time respecting and

Lean is a systematic method for the elimination of waste from a process with the goal of providing what is of value to the customer.

Lead time is the measure of the cycle time from the moment a customer places an order to the moment they receive the desired goods

Just-In-Time is a system for producing and delivering the right items, at the right time, in the right place, and in the right amounts. This

Inventory is the materials, parts or units sitting unused in a process. Excess inventory before a process step indicates a bottleneck and maintaining more inventory

Gemba is a Japanese term that translates to the “real place” or where the work takes place. “Going to Gemba” is a philosophy that instructs

The Future State Map is guide to the goal state of the process. This is generally projected out at 4 to 8 months from the

Extra Processing refers to the concept of adding more features or producing a product or service of higher quality than required by the customer. Extra-Processing

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