LEVEL PRODUCTION / HEIJUNKA

Heijunka (Load Leveling) is a Japanese term for leveling the production schedule over an interval of time in order to achieve smooth flow and be better synchronized with the actual customer demand.

A basic aspect of Heijunka is the “interval” over which you level production: Every Product Every Interval (EPEI). The interval itself can be a month, a week, a day, a shift, or even small increments of time. Heijunka eliminates muda (waste), mura (unevenness), and muri (unreasonableness) to achieve smooth flow.

A Heijunka Box is actually a simple schedule board that shows the planned production of every part every interval.

CITEC’s Lean experts will work with you to identify opportunities to use Level Production – train your employees on the core elements and work with them to implement.

Benefits to your organization:

• For companies that have already successfully implemented the core Lean foundations, Heijunka provides consistency in processes;
• presents stable demand to suppliers;
• makes processes predictable.

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