Value And Flow Thinking

Question 1

Value stream categorized into 3

Answer 1

Actions create value for customer

Create no value but are necessary (type 1 muda)

Create no value and need be removed
(Type 2 muda)

Question 2

Quality function deployment

Answer 2

Allows teams to standardize work so that teams follow same path each time product is developed

Question 3

Policy deployment

Answer 3

Upper management agrees on simple goals for transitioning from mass production to lean

Question 4

Japanese focus on

Answer 4

Process improvement

Question 5

USA focuses on

Answer 5

Innovation

Question 6

Lean vs Mean

Answer 6

Mean is only cutting cost today with out looking to tom

Lean is removing waste from the system