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  What is lean production? AKA Toyota Production System 

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  - Lean production is an assembly-line manufacturing methodology developed originally for Toyota and the manufacture of automobiles. It is also known as the Toyota Production System. The goal of lean production ... is described as "to get the right things to the right place at the right time, the first time, while minimizing waste and being open to change". Engineer Ohno, who is credited with developing the principles of lean production, discovered that in addition to eliminating waste, his methodology led to improved product flow and better quality. Instead of devoting resources to planning what would be required for future manufacturing, Toyota focused on reducing system response time so that the production system was capable of immediately changing and adapting to market demands. In effect, their automobiles became made-to-order. The principles of lean production enabled the company to deliver on demand, minimize inventory, maximize the use of multi-skilled employess, flatten the manage   [More...] [Less...]

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  i Six Sigma - Six Sigma Quality Resources for Achieving Six Sigma Results 

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  Daily Six Sigma Quality Tip Most people use p 0.05 as the line where they reject the null in hypothesis testing. Correctly rejecting a null hypothesis is about more than just p-value.

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