Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
The one-stop, concise dictionary to business lingo.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Leanspeak: The Productivity Business Improvement Dictionary
R: R&R Study Runner
R&R study
See gauge repeatability and reproducibility study.
RCM
See reliability-centered maintenance.
real time
time that is directly observable and measurable.
red-flag conditions
conditions in the manufacturing process that often provoke errors. These may include adjustments; tooling and tooling changes; dimensions, specifications, and critical conditions; many or mixed parts; multiple steps; infrequent production; ineffective standards; mistaken symmetry/asymmetry, rapid repetition; high volumes; and environmental conditions such as housekeeping, poor lighting, air quality, materials handling, etc.
red tag
a tag applied to items in an area targeted for improvement production or administrative for which there is no obvious use. This may also include excess amounts of useable items. Tagged items are moved to temporary storage in a red-tag holding area to give workers from other areas the chance to claim items that may be useful to them. After a specified time red-tag items are disposed of. Red tagging is an initial step in the process improvement method called 5S. See five S.
reengineering
the analysis and redesign of business processes to achieve dramatic improvements in performance through the use of current information technology. Reengineering seeks to minimize waste and to more closely align tasks, responsibilities, and skills to better serve the recognized value stream. It focuses on innovative ways to do business, managing people through changes, and using appropriate information technology to support new environments.
reliability
the probability that machinery and equipment can perform continuously without failure for a specific interval of time under stated conditions. The basic measure of...
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