Continuous Improvement Glossary: Terms and Meanings

Continuous improvement is an important business philosophy for businesses to have more efficient processes and provide better quality products. The continuous improvement method is a proactive method of identifying existing business processes within the company, identifying inefficient areas and making improvements. There are many terms for continuous improvement. For this reason, we have prepared a […]

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Kaizen Glossary: Kaizen Terminologies and Meanings

The Kaizen approach is a Japanese concept meaning “change for the better”. It focuses on making gradual and continuous improvements to achieve more efficient results in the operational processes, products, working environments and production centres of businesses. The aim of Kaizen is to increase customer satisfaction and competitiveness by providing better quality outputs. Although Kaizen […]

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Lean Manufacturing & Toyota Production System (TPS) Glossary of Terms

Lean Manufacturing is an improvement methodology developed to increase Toyota’s efficiency and respond to specific business needs. This methodology is also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS). The TPS consists of many practical techniques and statistical tools, the main purpose of which is to improve performance by identifying and eliminating waste. On your lean […]

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Benefits of Andon System

Andon is a Lean Production technique used to prevent errors. Thanks to this system, businesses have the opportunity to increase profitability and customer satisfaction by achieving benefits such as efficiency, quality and savings in production processes. In this blog post, we will discuss the benefits of the Andon system for businesses. What is Andon? Andon […]

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What is Andon System?

Andon is a term of Japanese origin and literally means indicator lamp or illuminated sign. Andon, a Lean Manufacturing technique, is used as an error prevention system in production processes. The purpose of the system is to inform operators or stop work through warnings when there is a product defect. The most basic feature of […]

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What is Gemba Walk?

Gemba is a Japanese word and means ‘real place’ in English. Gemba, a Lean Manufacturing technique, is used to identify inefficiencies in the workplace and make improvements. Businesses that want to make continuous improvements in issues such as productivity, safety and production within the company should understand Gemba in the best way. In this blog […]

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