What does Heijunka mean?
A Japanese word that means leveling; in lean manufacturing, it refers to leveling production to match the rate of sales.
Implementing Heijunka helped the factory level out production volume and mix, reducing bottlenecks and inventory.
Heijunka in German, French, Spanish and Italian
GermanHeijunka
also Produktionsnivellierung
Glättung des Produktionsplans zur Vermeidung von Überlastung.
FrenchHeijunka
also Lissage de la production
Technique de lissage de la production pour réduire les gaspillages.
SpanishHeijunka
also Nivelación de la producción
Herramienta lean para armonizar el flujo de trabajo y la demanda.
ItalianHeijunka
also Livellamento della produzione
Metodologia per stabilizzare il mix e il volume produttivo.
Common phrases with Heijunka
- implement heijunka
- level out heijunka
- reducing bottlenecks heijunka
Synonyms and opposites for Heijunka
- Synonym Production leveling