Right-Sized Equipment
Lean Management
Right-Sized Equipment
Equipment sized to actual process needs so it can support flow, flexibility, low investment and rapid changeover.
Examples
- 01Instead of a large central washing machine for all parts, the team buys a right-sized equipment unit for EUR 18,000 that fits inside the assembly cell.
- 02At the gemba, leaders check whether right-sized equipment really allows small batches and quick changeovers, or whether parts still wait in large lots.
- 03The right-sized equipment removes 80 m of transport and a 4-hour wait, and the cell's standard work is updated to include the washer.