Heijunka (Load Leveling)

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 the “interval” over which you level production.  It’s acronym is EPEI…which means Every Product Every Interval.  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.

Learning Objectives:

People attending this workshop will be able to: 

1. Describe the Heijunka Load Leveling process
2. Create a Heijunka Box for their operation
3. Show how Heijunka eliminates the 8 wastes
4. Explain how Heijunka improves the flow of products in their operations
5. Figure out how to Level Load their production schedules
6. Determine the Interval appropriate to their operations

Who Should Attend:

  Production Supervisors and Managers     

1. Production Schedulers and Planners
2. Department Managers
3. Value Stream Managers

Duration: 1 day

JCM Work Designs/The Lean Sigma Team can design and conduct this workshop to meet your specific needs.  Please contact us for a formal proposal.

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