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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SMED Technique Cuts Machine Shop Setup Time by 45%
This case study describes how executing a project to reduce setup time at our machine shop client resulted in 45% improvement.
Equipment Component Manufacturer Boosts Capacity by 30% with Lean Manufacturing
This case study examines how our client increased their production capacity by 30% through the implementation of lean manufacturing.
Business Turnaround Strategies
Operational Turnaround reforms the practices and procedures to be more efficient and proactively addresses the underlying issues.
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.
Lean Enterprise
This article summarizes the fundamentals of lean thinking and how it applies to businesses in manufacturing and service sector alike
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...
Value Stream Transformation
A discussion on some of the main prerequisites for preparing an organization to go through value stream transformation.
Rapid Plant Assessment: Quick Rating of Operations Maturity
Rapid Plant Assessment (RPA) is a process for rating an operation’s leanness based on a quick plant tour.
5 Reasons to Create Standard Work Today
Process documentation is critical for having an efficient business operation that mitigates risks and creates consistency.
Smart Andon Systems: Challenges and Benefits in Lean Manufacturing
Smart Andon System is a small yet powerful step towards digital transformation and preparation for Industry 4.0
Modern Business Intelligence Tools
In business, when making a decision is needed, it is usually needed quickly. And if the correct information is not readily available in the
It goes without saying, but it is the Toyota Way!
Even without calling it Lean, and without having lean experience, most organizations have unintentionally used Toyota way and lean principle
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