Heijunka: The Leveling Art of the Japanese Auto Industry

Heijunka: The Leveling Art of the Japanese Auto Industry
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2022-11-22
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Heijunka (Japanese for "production smoothing or leveling"): It is a technique used to smooth out production in all departments as well as that of the supplier over time in order to facilitate Just-In-Time (JIT) production. It means production leveling (finding and maintaining average production volumes). The fundamental goal of using the Heijunka technique is to supply goods at a steady rate so that upstream and downstream operations can likewise run at a steady and predictable rate, hence lowering the inventory. The heijunka technique works by leveling both the production volume and the product mix. It doesn’t build products according to the actual flow of customer orders, which can swing up and down widely, but takes the total volume of orders in a period and levels them out so the same amount and mix are being made each day. Heijunka is a technique that helps reach the defined takt time and adds value to it.

Toyota Prodcution System Concepts

Toyota Prodcution System Concepts
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 28
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Genre: Technology & Engineering
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Heijunka, which means "production smoothing or leveling" in Japanese, is a method that helps balance production in all areas and with suppliers over time. It aims to make Just-In-Time (JIT) production easier. Heijunka is an important part of Just-in-Time (JIT) production. It means finding and keeping a consistent level of production. The main purpose of using the Heijunka technique is to provide goods at a consistent pace, which allows other operationsto also run smoothly and predictably. This helps decrease wastes and the amount of inventory.

Toyota Production System Concepts

Toyota Production System Concepts
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 304
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Genre: Business & Economics
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Toyota Motor Corporation made a system to make good products, save money, and make things faster by using less waste. TPS has two main parts, just-in-time and jidoka. It is often shown as a "house" image. To improve TPS and keep it running well, we use a process called PDCA or the scientific method. We do this by doing the same tasks over and over again and making small improvements called kaizen. TPS was created by Taiichi Ohno, who managed production at Toyota after World War II. Ohno began using TPS at Toyota in the 1950s and 1960s, starting with machining work. Then, he started using it in other parts of the company and also shared it with other suppliers in the 1960s and 1970s. Outside of Japan, the spread of Toyota and General Motors partnership called NUMMI began in California in 1984. The concepts of just-in-time (JIT) and jidoka were created before the war. A long time ago, Sakichi Toyoda created the idea of jidoka, and he also started the Toyota group of companies. He added a machine to his looms that would stop the loom if a thread broke. This improved the quality of things and let people concentrate on more important tasks instead of just checking machines for quality. Over time, this basic idea became a part of every machine, every production line, and every Toyota operation. Kiichiro Toyoda, who is the son of Sakichi and the founder of Toyota, came up with the idea of JIT (Just-in-Time) in the 1930s. He said Toyota should not have too many cars sitting unsold, and they should try to work with their suppliers to make the same number of cars all the time. Ohno was in charge of making JIT, a special system to control how much we make and to avoid making too much. TPS was well-known after The Machine That Changed the World was published in 1990. This book took five years to make, and it was researched by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The researchers at MIT found that TPS was faster and more efficient than regular mass production. It was a very different way of doing things, so they called it lean production.

Manufacturing Wastes Stream: Toyota Production System Lean Principles and Values

Manufacturing Wastes Stream: Toyota Production System Lean Principles and Values
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2022-10-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

In order to cut costs during the economic downturn, many businesses are implementing abstinence policies. This could mean laying off workers and cutting some wages. In fact, those actions might only work for a short time.Unless the company implements a culture of continuous improvement and alters its method of operation, the situation may recur and become even worse. This brings us back to the purpose for which the Toyota production system was developed. Waste is anything that uses resources but offers the customer nothing in return. Most activities are waste, or "muda," and can be divided into two categories. Although type one muda does not provide value, it is inescapable given the production assets and technologies available today. An illustration would be checking welds for safety, that type we also call necessary non value-added activity. Type two muda does not add value and can be quickly eliminated. An illustration is a process in a process village with disconnected phases that may be swiftly converted into a cell where unnecessary material moves and inventory are no longer necessary. A very small portion of all value-stream activities truly generate value as perceived by the client. The most effective way to boost business performance is to stop doing the numerous unnecessary things.

Industrial Electric Motors

Industrial Electric Motors
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2024-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

Taking care of electrical equipment needs a lot of thinking ahead and checking regularly. You can only find problems early if you regularly check things. A careful team of workers can find machine problems by using their senses. They can smell burning insulation, feel excessive heat in bearings, hear strange sounds or vibrations, and see mechanical issues and sparks. Different methods can be used to check how electric motors are working. Taking care of equipment is not only about repairing it when it stops working. It's important to work hard to keep it running smoothly all the time. This means that even when the machines are working well, people who take care of them are still trying to make them better so they stay working well. This book wants to show the best ways to do work that is usually done to avoid problems with motors. This book has everything you need to know about putting in, using, and taking care of motors. It also discusses better ways to check motors using predictive maintenance or condition monitoring. It also shows how FMEA can be used to improve the reliability of electric motors in a system or production process. This book is for everyone, including technical, engineers, managers, leaders, and quality professionals.

Industrial Power Transformers

Industrial Power Transformers
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2024-07-04
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

This book aims to explain the best ways to do work that is usually done to avoid issues with transformers. This book covers everything about choosing and storing transformers. It also talks about advanced methods for checking transformers using predictive maintenance or condition monitoring. It also includes a real example of using FMEA to make power transformers more reliable in a system or production process. The techniques in this book are not for making big changes to repair a transformer. However, many things are done as part of regular procedures. Maintenance and big transformer repair could be the same. We can do the tasks to take care of the transformer if it's not too broken. The advice in this book is similar to the suggestions that companies give for their products. If you need to know how to do something, the person in charge should check the instruction book from the company that made the product. Regularly check and fix small problems to keep transformers in good condition. Also follow special care instructions. Also, if the machine is set up and used the right way, it will keep working for a long time without any issues.

Toyota Healthcare: 7+1 Type Of Waste

Toyota Healthcare: 7+1 Type Of Waste
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2020-10-13
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Lean healthcare is the practise of applying "lean" concepts to the healthcare industry in order to reduce waste, enhance patient outcomes, and lower costs. All employees of the firm, from clinicians to operations and administrative personnel, continuously work to identify areas of waste and eliminate anything that does not create value for patients using lean concepts in healthcare. In general, lean thinking is a set of concepts, strategies, principles, values and tools used to create and deliver the most value from the customer perspective while consuming the fewest resources and fully utilizing the knowledge and skills of people performing the work. If you visit Toyota assembly plants you can see how Toyota has put all the systems and supports staff in place to ensure that the production team members on the assembly line always have the parts and the necessary tools, they need to do their jobs. Trucks are not as important as patients, but Toyota arguably puts far more effort into supporting their front-line staff than many hospitals do. Toyota allows the team members to focus on their work and the truck in front of them, leading to better results and satisfaction for all.

Takt Time: A Guide to the Very Basic Lean Calculation

Takt Time: A Guide to the Very Basic Lean Calculation
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 68
Release: 2020-10-16
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Takt time is calculated as the amount of manufacturing time that is available divided by the volume of orders. In the 1930s, the German aviation industry employed Takt for the first time as a production management tool. The idea was widely used within Toyota in the 1950s, and by the late 1960s, it had been adopted by the majority of the Toyota supplier base. Every month, Toyota assesses the takt for a process, with a modifying review occurring every 10 days. Takt time is used to properly balance supply and demand. It gives a lean production system its beating heart.

Machinery Oil Analysis & Condition Monitoring : A Practical Guide to Sampling and Analyzing Oil to Improve Equipment Reliability

Machinery Oil Analysis & Condition Monitoring : A Practical Guide to Sampling and Analyzing Oil to Improve Equipment Reliability
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 75
Release: 2020-09-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

The laboratory examination of a lubricant's characteristics, suspended impurities, and wear debris is known as oil analysis (OA). OA is carried out as part of regular predictive maintenance to deliver precise and useful data on lubricant and machine condition. Trends can be found by following the findings of oil analysis samples over the course of a certain machine. These trends can help avoid expensive repairs. Tribology is the study of wear in machinery. Tribologists frequently perform or interpret results from oil analyses. Oil analysis is a long-term program that, where relevant, can eventually be more predictive than any of the other technologies. It can take years for a plant's oil program to reach this level of sophistication and effectiveness. This book includes what all practitioners need to know to build an oil analysis program for their machine inspection. This book includes three real case studies and numerous industrial examples to improve machine reliability and enhance the condition monitoring program.

The Seven Deadly Wastes and How to Remove Them from Your Business

The Seven Deadly Wastes and How to Remove Them from Your Business
Author: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Publisher: Mohammed Hamed Ahmed Soliman
Total Pages: 82
Release: 2014-09-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

This book discusses the seven deadly wastes (muda) in the value stream process. It presents the cost of each waste, its effect on the process, and how it can be eliminated to increase profitability. Waste removal increases the profitability of any business. Processes are classified into value added and waste. The seven deadly wastes that could exist in any manufacturing process originated in Japan and are defined in the Toyota production system (TPS). The main goal became removing them. For each waste, there is a strategy to remove or eliminate it. What is less likely is that managers will know how any of these issues are affecting them and increasing costs. To remove each waste, you have to understand where it comes from, why it exists, and how it affects your business. In the economic recession, many companies are taking abstinence procedures to reduce costs. This might include layoff labors and reducing some wages. Actually, those actions might work for only a short period. Afterwards, the situation may return and in worse shape unless the company changes its way of doing things, including enacting a culture of continuous improvement. This puts us back to why the Toyota production system has been created.