Slot Scheduling in Lean Manufacturing
This article gives a brief overview of what slot scheduling is and how it can be used in context of lean manufacturing.
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6 steps of Implementing an Automated System
In this article, we will cover the steps involved in implementing an automated system and the disadvantages of factory automation.
Automating Industrial Processes
A guide through the process of determining if your industrial processes can be automated and how to implement an automated system.
The Right Pick and Place Robot for Your Operations
In this article, we list some of the major benefits from the operations point of view; and describe how to select the right solution.
Business Turnaround Strategies
Operational Turnaround reforms the practices and procedures to be more efficient and proactively addresses the underlying issues.
Voice of Customer
This article explores different ways to capture the voice of the customer to maximize the value and desired outcome for your business.
Pain Scale for Business Problems
In this article, we discuss how the concept of pain scale can be used to quantify business pain levels and help with decision making.
Lean Inventory Management Tools
Lean inventory management tools help businesses reduce cost, improve supply chain visibility, shorten lead time and improve cash flow.
Keeping Quality Lean
Lean Quality Management Systems assure products are being produced in an efficient manner while upholding quality standards.
Quick Changeover Could Make You Win!
SMED is a powerful lean system for dramatically reducing the time it takes to complete equipment changeovers.
Care For Your Plant And Your Plant Will Care For You
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) minimizes chances of breakdowns, set-up time losses, idle machinery, defects, rework, and safety hazards.
Better Decisions with Capacity Analysis
Capacity Analysis allows management to make educated decision about improvement projects, line balancing, and capital investment.
Lean Thinking and Quality Control
Defining a robust quality system while the production system is being developed results in achieving a higher rate of success.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) for Automation Solutions
OEE can be used for evaluating the effectiveness of an automated solution during the initial deployment.
Lean Enterprise
This article summarizes the fundamentals of lean thinking and how it applies to businesses in manufacturing and service sector alike
Business Intelligence Implementation
Decision making is one of the major responsibilities of the leadership and the mid-level management team. Quite often the decision making...
Successful Strategy Deployment
In this article we describe the 4 steps to successfully deploy strategy through Hoshin Kanri and align actions.
Layout Planning and Lean Manufacturing
In this article we will address a few fundamental questions about lean layout planning.
TOTAL Cost of Quality
This article lists the main components of total cost of quality and describes the elements of cost of poor quality and cost of good quality
How to Magnify Efficiency Through Automation
There are many reasons to consider adding automation to your manufacturing processes. We have worked with customers that needed to...
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