Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
The one-stop, concise dictionary to business lingo.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
G: Gainsharing Group Technology
gainsharing
a system to provide financial rewards to large groups of managers and employees (this is beyond cell incentives) who work together on productivity and quality-improvement programs. A proportion of the measurable operational and financial gains are allocated to the managers and employees as a group. It is not profit-sharing in that gainsharing is tied to employee performance. Considerations in creating gainsharing programs are group composition, baseline performance, the gainsharing formula, and frequency of payouts. There are a variety of plans.
gap analysis
an analysis that compares current performance to desired performance so that solutions can be found to reduce the difference (close the gap). See business process tools for links to other tools.
gauge
any of a number of mechanical devices, common on the shop floor, that measure conformity or limits. See also go/no go device.
gauge repeatability and reproducibility (R&R) study
the evaluation of measuring instruments to determine whether they perform precisely. Repeatability is a report of variations in measurement obtained by one operator measuring one thing. Reproducibility is a report of the variations between more than one operator measuring one thing.
gemba
Japanese word of which the literal translation is the real place. In the manufacturing field, gemba means the shop floor, where the actual product is being made, as contrasted to the office, where support services are provided.
go/no go device
a gauge used to test a machine against its upper and lower specification limits and determine whether or...
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