Value Stream

process, process box, operation, step, department, dedicated process, workstation

shared process, process, shared resource, operation, department, monument

workcell, cell, U-shaped cell, continuous flow, one-piece flow, cellular manufacturing

supplier, customer, factory, outside sources, vendor, plant, external

production planning, scheduling, planning department, control, MRP, office

data table, metrics, process data, C/T, C/O, cycle time, changeover, uptime

worker, person, people, staff, labour, labor, headcount

storage, distribution centre, distribution center, depot, stockroom, DC

cross dock, crossdock, transfer, consolidation, transshipment, logistics

stock, WIP, work in progress, work in process, inventory triangle, queue, raw material, finished goods

buffer stock, safety stock, buffer, reserve, emergency stock, hedge

kanban stock point, store, shelves, pull system, replenishment, market

withdrawal, material pull, pull, pull arrow, take, replenish

push, push movement, material flow, schedule push, striped arrow

shipment arrow, shipment, delivery, external shipment, movement of finished goods, raw material

FIFO, first in first out, sequence flow, lane, max quantity, FIFO sequence flow

FIFO, first in first out, sequence flow, lane, max quantity, FIFO sequence flow

inbox, in tray, queue, paper queue, backlog, office, waiting work

electronic inbox, email, queue, system queue, tickets, backlog, office

wait, waiting, delay time, hold, curing, queue time

rework, iteration, loop back, repeat, return, correction, defect

truck, lorry, road, delivery, transport, external shipment, freight

rail, railway, train, wagon, freight car, transport, freight

ship, boat, sea freight, ocean, vessel, transport, freight

plane, airplane, aeroplane, air shipment, aircraft, transport, freight

fork lift, lift truck, move by forklift, material handling, pallet, internal transport

route, round, loop, multi-stop, tugger route, collection, delivery round

expedite, rush, urgent, premium freight, emergency shipment, hot order

information flow, manual information, paper, report, memo, info arrow

information flow, electronic information, EDI, email, digital, network, info arrow

verbal, conversation, spoken, speech bubble, word of mouth, talk

telephone, call, phone order, phone call

order, sales order, purchase order, PO, documents, paperwork

MRP, ERP, computer, system, software, material requirements planning, database, IT

schedule, production schedule, plan, weekly, build schedule

daily schedule, production schedule, ship schedule, forecast, plan, information box

heijunka, leveling, levelling, level mix, load levelling, heijunka box, OXOX

kanban, kanban card, production card, make signal, pull signal

kanban, kanban card, move kanban, conveyance kanban, pull signal, material handler

kanban, triangle kanban, batch signal, reorder point, pull signal

batched kanban, kanban, kanban cards, batch, stack of cards

kanban, collection box, mailbox, pickup point, post

control center, kanban control, kanban board, sorting

sequenced pull, pull ball, golf ball, sequence, pull signal

go see, glasses, gemba, observation, visual check, go see production scheduling

timeline, lead time ladder, lead time, value-added time, processing time, waiting time

timeline, total lead time, production lead time, value-added time, summary, PLT

kaizen, kaizen burst, improvement, starburst, problem, opportunity, lightening