The document discusses various continuous improvement strategies used in manufacturing including Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA), Lean, Six Sigma, Total Quality Management (TQM), Kaizen, 5S, Hoshin Kanri/Hoshin Planning, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, and TIMWOOD. It provides brief descriptions of each strategy and their benefits. It also advertises for a company called Creative Safety Supply that provides products and services to help with continuous improvement efforts.

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Continuous
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2. Plan-Do-Check-Act
PDCA is a four-step quality
model that focuses on
achieving continuous
improvement...
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(PDCA)

3. By following these four
specified steps within a
cycle:
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)
Plan - Do - Check - Act
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4. Plan:
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)
Recognize or identify an
opportunity and plan for a
change.
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5. Do:
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Implement the plan
for change on a
small scale.
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(PDCA)
Test the change.

6. Check:
Plan-Do-Check-Act
Review the results and
analyze them for
success or needed
adaptations.
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(PDCA)

7. Act:
Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)
If the plan
worked, implement the
changes on a wider
scale. However...
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8. Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA)
If the changes were
not successful go
through the cycle
again with a different
plan.
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Act:

9. LEAN
Lean, or Lean Manufacturing
focuses mainly on preserving
quality, with less work by
eliminating waste.
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10. LEAN
Common “wastes” that are
identified for improvement
include:
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Time
Money
Resources

11. LEAN
Benefits of LEAN include:
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• Boost in employee morale
• Streamlined/efficient processes
• Overall improvements in
customer satisfaction.

12. Six Sigma
6S Utilizes a set of quality
management methods that aim
towards improving outputs by
identifying errors and defects.
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13. Six Sigma
This data-driven method allows
for only 6 standard deviations
between the mean and
specification limit when it comes
to error.
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14. Six Sigma
6S was originally developed by
Motorola and is credited with
saving them nearly $17 billion
dollars since it was initially
implemented.
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15. TQM started out in the
manufacturing sector but can
be adapted to fit almost any
business type.
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Total Quality Management
(TQM)

16. TQM Focuses primarily on:
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Total Quality Management
(TQM)
• Customer satisfaction
• Employee involvement
• Process enhancements
• Communication

17. Kaizen
This Japanese-derived term is
used to describe a long-term
approach towards implementing
small changes that add up to
bigger results.
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(Kai-zen)

18. Kaizen
Each employee is fully
involved, in Kaizen, to help
ensure improvement within
all processes.
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(Kai-zen)

19. Kaizen
Some common highly coveted
traits of Kaizen include:
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(Kai-zen)
• Personal discipline
• Quality circles
• Teamwork

20. 5S
The 5S philosophy centers on
maintaining a clean and
organized workspace to
promote greater
efficiency, functionality, and
higher levels of production.
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21. 5S
This philosophy is called 5S
because there are 5
organizational strategies
involved that all begin with
the letter “S”.
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22. 5S
They are as follows:
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Sort
Set In Order
Shine
Standardize
Sustain

23. 5S
Sort:
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Eliminate unneeded
and unnecessary
items by clearing the
work area.

24. 5S
Set In Order:
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Organizing tools and
resources so they are
easily accessible & in
designated areas.

25. 5S
Shine:
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Keeping work areas
clean and tidy and
putting items where
they belong.

26. 5S
Standardize:
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Work stations conducting the
same jobs should be set up
in an identical manner so job
processes are standardized.

27. 5S
Sustain:
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Maintaining and reviewing
the standards to create a
culture of continuous
improvement within all
areas.

28. Hoshin Kanri / Hoshin Planning 7
A step-by-step form of continuous
improvement which centers on a
comprehensive communication
system between all levels of staff
while working towards a shared
goal.

29. Hoshin Kanri / Hoshin Planning 7
In Hoshin Planning, all
employees are considered
experts at their jobs and are
held accountable for
achievement.

30. Hoshin Kanri / Hoshin Planning 7
A common/helpful tactic used in
Hoshin Planning is “Catchball.”
Catchball is a session between
managers and employees where
ideas and questions are thrown
back and forth.

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Kanban originated within the
Toyota enterprise and is a tactic
used to help improve and make
needed changes in order to
promote further improvement.
Kanban

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This type of continuous
improvement method utilizes the
importance of small steps “baby
steps” towards
improvement, while also
respecting current processes and
roles.
Kanban

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Kanban can be described as a
scheduling system that
indicates what should be
produced, how much, and
when it should be done.
Kanban

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This helpful planning technique
looks inward at the design and
flow of how information is
shared and how processes are
conducted.
Value Stream Mapping

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A highly-detailed flow chart is
commonly utilized to isolate all
steps within a specific process, so
areas can be identified for
improvement or needing changes.
Value Stream Mapping

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This is a great tool to help
identify areas of waste, reduce
process times, and to improve
overall current processes.
Value Stream Mapping

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This form of continuous
improvement places emphasis on
the 7 wastes commonly identified
by the mnemonic TIMWOOD.
TIMWOOD

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When becoming lean, the
elimination of waste is crucial.
This strategy outlines the major
contributors of waste so ideas can
be brainstormed to help eliminate
associated wastes.
TIMWOOD

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T: Transport
I: Inventory
M: Motion
W: Waiting
O: Overproduction
O: Over-processing
D: Defects
TIMWOOD

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