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lean six sigma glossary
5 Whys5S Manufacturing Assessment5S Transactional Assessment8 Wastes8 Wastes (Muda)A3A3 Coaching KitAction PlanAlly’s Network WorksheetAndonBatchingBest Practice Sharing (aka Yokoten)Black Belt Course Pacing ScheduleBlack Belt Project StoryboardBlack Belt Tollgate ChecklistCatchballChampion Course Pacing ScheduleChangeover ReductionChangeover TimeCoaching QuestionsCommunication PlanConstraints & AssumptionsCost of Poor Quality (COPQ)Critic’s Club WorksheetCross-Training MatrixCustomer Value ChecklistCycle TimeDemand LevellingEfficiency & Effectiveness MatrixExecutive SummaryExtra ProcessingFailure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)Fishbone DiagramFuture State MapGemba (aka Workplace)Gemba Board (aka Process Walk Board)Green Belt Course Pacing ScheduleGreen Belt Project StoryboardGreen Belt Tollgate ChecklistGreen Belt With Project Completion Course Pacing ScheduleHeijunka (Production Leveling)Help-Hinder WorksheetHoshin Kanri (aka Policy Deployment)Huddle MeetingHypothesis Testing PlanIdea Funneling GuideImplementation PlanInnovation Transfer OpportunitiesInventoryJust-In-Time (JIT)Kamishibai Boards (aka Leader Task Boards)KanbanKanban BoardLead TimeLeader Huddle MeetingsLeader Process Walk WorksheetLeader Standard Work (aka LSW)Leader Standard Work Task Board Monitoring CardsLeader Task Boards (aka Kamishibai Boards)LeanLean Course Pacing ScheduleLean CultureLean Six SigmaLean Six Sigma Rollout CalendarLean Six Sigma Tools & TemplatesMatching X & Y MeasuresMeeting & Project RolesMeeting EvaluationMeeting Productivity (RACI) MatrixMistake Proofing (aka Poka-yoke)Monitoring Plan MapMotionMuda (aka Waste)New Procedure AuditNon-Utilized TalentOpportunity PipelineOverproductionParallel ProcessingPDCA/PDSAPerfectionPilot ChecklistPoka-yokePolicy Deployment (aka Hoshin Kanri)Pose & AnswerPress Release & FAQsProcess ManagementProcess MapProcess Performance BoardsProcess TimeProcess VoicesProcess Walk Board (aka Gemba Board)Process Walk Ground RulesProcess Walk Interview SheetProcess Walk Planning ChecklistProcess Walk Planning TimelineProduction Leveling (aka Heijunka)Project CharterProject ClosureProject Participation CertificateProject Purpose WorksheetProject ScheduleProject Scope (aka Scope)Project ScreenerProject Selection GuideProject Selection ToolPullPushQuality CirclesRapid Improvement Event – 30-day Follow Up ListRapid Improvement Event – Follow-up PlanRapid Improvement Event – Parking Lot ItemsRapid Improvement Event – Results ReportRapid Improvement Event – Team PresentationRapid Improvement Event (aka Kaizen)Rapid Improvement Event Participation CertificateRed TagRelationship MapRework LoopScientific MethodSeiketsu (aka Standardize)Seiri (aka Sort)Seiso (aka Shine)Seiton (aka Set in Order)Set in Order (aka Seiton)Setup ReductionSeven Basic Quality ToolsShadow BoardShine (aka Seiso)Shitsuke (aka Sustain)Single-Piece-FlowSMART GoalsSMED (aka Single Minute Exchange of Die)Solution Selection MatrixSort (aka Seiri)Spaghetti MapStakeholder AnalysisStakeholder AnalysisStandard WorkStandardize (Seiketsu)Status ReportStop-Start-ContinueSupermarketSustain (Shitsuke)Swimlane Map (aka Deployment Map or Cross-Functional Chart)System of Profound KnowledgeTakt TimeTargetTask BoardTeam Alignment DiagnosticTeam Meeting AgendaThe 14 Points for the Transformation of ManagementThreats & Opportunities MatrixTotal Quality Management (aka TQM)Toyota’s 8 Steps for Practical Problem SolvingTQM (aka Total Quality Management)TransportationTrue NorthValue Stream & Core Process IdentificationValue Stream MapValue Stream MapValue-Added Flow AnalysisVisual ManagementVisual Management ChecklistVisual Management ChecklistVoice of the Customer (VOC) Translation MatrixWait TimeWaitingWater Beetle (or Water Spider)Work Cell DesignWorkload BalancingYellow Belt Course Pacing ScheduleYellow Belt Template PackYellow Belt Tollgate ChecklistYokoten (aka Best Practice Sharing)
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