KAIZEN

2. An integrative philosophy of management for continuous product and process improvement
5. This man is credited with mastering the assembly line
6. Production scheduling tool to minimize total holding and ordering cost
8. What is the 5th 'S' in 5S
9. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link- acronym of a theory which exemplifies this
11. Prize given to quality
12. The beer distribution game of MIT Sloan School of Management best simulates this well known effect observed in forecast driven distribution channels
14. This technique decides the lot size and schedule when several products need to be produced on the same machine. What is the acronym?
15. Rapid improvement in a limited process area
17. Japanese term meaning 'Evening out'
18. If a customer wants to buy 6 units, average time to build a unit must be 6 hours in a 36 hour week. This average time is called ---- TIME?

1. Strategy developed after World War 2 to help rebuild economy through better manufacturing technique
3. In April 2013, Flipkart made a shift to this inventory model
4. Logistics practice which eliminates storage when merchandise is received as it directly readies it for the next shipment
7. Mechanism which operates triggers to balance the actual consumption with the inventory level
10. Systematic design tool to analyze failure (Hint: designed by the US Army)
13. Method which helps eliminate human error
16. Quality at source-derived from TPS