- also
known as
production smoothing or – by its ****anese
original term –
heijunka (平準化), is a
technique for
reducing the mura (unevenness)
which in turn...
-
While heijunka is the
smoothing of production, the
heijunka box is the name of a
specific tool used in
achieving the aims of
heijunka. The
heijunka box...
-
after a
subsequent operation signals a need. "Level out the
workload (
heijunka). (Work like the tortoise, not the hare.)" This
principle aims to avoid...
- Use the "pull"
system to
avoid overproduction.
Level out the
workload (
heijunka). (Work like the tortoise, not the hare.)
Build a
culture of
stopping to...
- product. Most
factories that use
kanban use the
colored board system (
heijunka box). Many
manufacturers have
implemented electronic kanban (sometimes...
- fundamental:
production smoothing (
Heijunka),
capacity buffers,
setup reduction, cross-training and
plant layout.
Heijunka:
production smoothing presupposes...
- waste,
quickly resolving any bottlenecks.
Applying production leveling (
Heijunka) to both
supply chain management and
production process steps. Automating...
- of the
problem and not the size of the activity, to kanban,
obeya and
heijunka boxes and many
other diverse examples. In The
Toyota Way, it is also known...
- of
Toyota which are
characterized by
continuous production processes (
heijunka)
which are
continuously improved (kaizen). "The easy
availability of replacement...
-
Goffey during BBC's 1991
Motorfair Top Gear coverage.
Principles such as
Heijunka boards,
andon pull cords, and
Gemba walking have
become embedded in aerospace...
