T-Level EngineeringYears 12–13Engineering and Manufacturing

Lean manufacturing — 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma

T-Level: Engineering and Manufacturing: Lean manufacturing — 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Lean manufacturing is like tidying your desk so you can work faster with fewer mistakes. 🧹

  2. 2

    Here's a messy bench vs a tidy one using 5S. 5S stands for Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain. 🔧

  3. 3

    Which 5S step means 'put tools back where they belong'?

  4. 4

    Kaizen means 'continuous improvement' — small changes every day. Let's see how it works. 📈

  5. 5

    Drag the steps into the right order for a Kaizen improvement. 🎯

  6. 6

    Six Sigma is a way to reduce mistakes to almost zero — like only 3.4 errors per million parts. 🎯

  7. 7

    What is the main goal of Six Sigma?

Practise Lean manufacturing — 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma with Whizlo

Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 16–18. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.