Lean
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Gemba Walk
A lean management practice of going to the actual place where work is performed — site, factory floor, or team room — to observe, ask questions, and learn directly rather than rely on reports.
Just-in-Time Delivery
A lean logistics approach where materials, components, or work items arrive exactly when needed for the next activity, reducing inventory, waste, and double-handling.
Last Planner System
A collaborative lean construction planning method where the people who will perform the work commit to what they can actually do, replacing top-down schedules with promises and weekly learning.
Takt Time Planning
A lean production approach that paces work to a steady rhythm — the takt time — by sizing work zones so each crew finishes one zone in the same time, creating predictable flow.
Value Stream Mapping
A Lean technique for visualising every step from customer request to delivered value, distinguishing value-add work from waste.