The statement that the sum of the external forces and the sum of the external moments acting on a system in equilibrium is zero is often replaced by the statement that the resultant acting on a system in equilibrium is zero.
Gemba (ç¾å ´, genba?) is a Japanese term meaning the actual place or the real place. Japanese detectives call the crime scene gemba, and Japanese TV reporters may refer to themselves as reporting from gemba. In business, gemba refers to the place where value is created; in manufacturing the gemba is the factory floor. It can be any site such as a construction site, sales floor or where the service provider interacts directly with the customer.
A gemba (and sometimes genba) walk is the term used to describe personal observation of work â where the work is happening. The original Japanese term comes from gembutsu, which means âreal thing.â1 It also sometimes refers to the âreal place.â This concept stresses: