Lean Operations – Japanese terms

Lean Operations management is a continous improvement process by eliminating non-value adding activities and waste.

Today, i wanted to share various Japanese terms used in Lean and their meanings

Kaizen: Continuous improvement
Kaikaku: Improvement through Radical changes
Muda: Waste ( non-value added activities)
Mura: Unevenness, non-uniformity, and irregularity
Muri: Overburden
Nagara: Smooth Production Flow
Kanban: Signboard or card
Jidoka: Intelligent Automation
Poka-Yoke: Error or mistake proof
Shojinka: Flexible manufacturing
Gemba: Place where value is created

You can share the Japanese terms that you use commonly in Lean in the comments.