| activity-based costing | Allocation of overhead to specific jobs based on their percentage of activities.
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| andon | System of lights used at each workstation to signal problems or slowdowns.
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| autonomation | Automatic detection of defects during production.
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| 5W2H approach | A method of asking questions about a process that includes what, why, where, when, who, how, and how much.
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| heijunka | Workload leveling.
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| housekeeping | Maintaining a workplace that is clean and free of unnecessary materials.
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| jidoka | Quality at the source (autonomation).
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| just-in-time (JIT) | A highly coordinated processing system in which goods move through the system, and services are performed, just as they are needed.
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| kaizen | Continuous improvement of the system.
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| kanban | A manual system that signals the need for parts or materials.
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| lean operation | A flexible system that uses minimal resources and produces high-quality goods or services.
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| muda | Waste and inefficiency.
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| poka-yoke | Safeguards built into a process to reduce the possibility of errors.
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| preventive maintenance | Maintaining equipment in good operating condition and replacing parts that have a tendency to fail before they actually do fail.
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| pull system | Replacing material or parts based on demand.
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| push system | Work is pushed to the next station as it is completed.
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| single-minute exchange of die (SMED) | A system for reducing changeover time.
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| takt time | The cycle time needed to match customer demand for final product.
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| value stream mapping | A visual tool to systematically examine the flow of materials and information.
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