3P: Production Preparation Process. Rapidly designing processes and equipment to ensure capability, built-in quality, productivity, and Takt-Flow-Pull. The 3P minimizes resources needed such as capital, tooling, space, inventory, and time.
3Ds: Working conditions or jobs that are dirty, dangerous, or difficult.
3 ELEMENTS OF DEMAND: The three drivers of customer satisfaction are Quality, Cost, and Delivery.
3 GEN PRINCIPLES: The three principles are 1) office floor (gemba), 2) the actual product (gembutsu), and 3) the facts (genjitsu). The key to successful Kaizen is going to the worksite, working with the actual product/process, and getting the facts.
3 ELEMENTS OF JUST IN TIME (JIT): The three elements of JIT are 1) takt time, 2) flow production, and 3) the downstream pull system.
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