Designing Value Streams for High Product Mix
- Design lean value streams.
- Make lean value streams flow.
- Make flow visual.
- Create standard work for flow.
- Make abnormal flow visual.
- Create standard work for abnormal flow.
- Have employees in the flow improve the flow.
- Perform offense activities.
- Do you have the right product families?
- What is the takt time at the pacemaker?
- Can the equipment support takt time?
- What is the interval?
- What are the balance charts for the products?
- How will we balance flow for the mix?
- How will we create standard work for the mix?
- How will we create pitch at the pacemaker?
- How will we schedule the mix at the pacemaker?
- How do we deal with changes in customer demand?
Hear more from Kevin during FABTECH session F32: Lean Tools: Flow and Pull on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 1:30 – 3:30 PM. Get session details. [x_author title=”About the Author”]