Leveraging Lean Strategies to Boost Profitability in Manufacturing
Key Takeaways Implementing Lean principles can drastically enhance manufacturing efficiency. Lean tools are essential for process optimization in manufacturing. Lean ...
Top Five Lean Manufacturing FAQs
Unfortunately, this 15 point “FAQ” doesn’t appear in the official Scrabble dictionary (I looked it up). Fortunately, we are here ...
Mistake Proofing
Mistakes happen. It’s one of the most basic truths of life, along with the idea that perfection is a myth. ...
Lean Works for More than Manufacturing
A troubling myth of Lean is that it only applies to the manufacturing sector of a given company or business. ...
Industry 4.0 & The Internet of Things: How to Take Advantage of Industry 4.0
Industry 4.0 Industry 4.0 is considered the fourth manufacturing revolution since the late 1700s. Essentially, Industry 4.0 (or I4) has ...
Total Productive Maintenance
Productive maintenance involves establishing a routine set of care activities with a focus on the following goals: Zero accidents Zero ...
One Bad Month in a Great 2018: Can Lean Thinking Help U.S Manufacturing Have a Better 2019?
The American technology manufacturing sector seemed not to have much to smile about after the release of orders volume data ...
Lean Thinking in Construction Processes – Part 2
Read part 1 of this series by clicking here. The most logical first step is putting lean thinking into action ...
How important is a manufacturing apprentice program?
If a manufacturing apprentice program is not one of the items on your company’s list of potential improvements, after learning ...
Should Your Company Start a Manufacturing Apprentice Program?
A manufacturing apprentice program is one of the best ways to ensure quality workplace performance. Often apprentice programs are overlooked ...