Lean Manufacturing tools?

[The Rivet]

Can anyone tell me what all tools are available for lean manufacturing?

[mricard]

Several come to mind such as: Standardized Work, Workload Leveling, Error Proofing, Value Stream Mapping, Reduction of Variation (Six Sigma), Kaizen Events, Pull Systems (Kanban), Total Preventive Maintenance, Quick Set-up, and Workplace Organization (5S) & Visual Workplace to name a few. Each of these are strategies/tools deployed by Lean organizations.

[Rohit Trivedi]

I agree with the last post. The key is make the Lean Manufacturing tools simple and visible. The tools should be self explanatory. We are using Standardized Work and Visual Tools in our current project and they are delivering the results.

[Salwin]

This is how i work on

The lean manufacturing system can be splitted into three major areas

a) If it is related to material handling then the tools are
1) Kanban
2) 2 bin system

b) If it is realted to Visual management then the tools are
1) 5S
2) Heijunka
3) SDWT concepts
4) Visual boards / Poka yoke baords etc..

c) If it is related to Problem solving then the tools are
1) SGA
2) six sigma

Hope this gives a basic info on your expectation

Regards

Salwin
www.manufacturing-trends.com

[abhijit]

If it is related to problem solving then there is one more tool that is Theory of Constraints.

[FrankGibson]

It is the name of the set standard principles and theories used to improve the quality of the workplace and increase sales targets by improving the defects and giving value to the customers by adding perfection to the services.

[Marshall]

I would also add Target Costing as a lean tool that enables the team to ensure they are improving actual costs, and that improvements are flowing through to the bottom line. This is more enterprise level than a floor tool, but a lean tool nonetheless. For more see: http://www.targetachievementllc.com/

[samathapetrik]

can you in lean manufacturing what type of standards they fallow in terms of standards, iso standards,bsi standards,british standards,jis standards, din stanadards etc.