Lean 5S: A Managerā€™s Strategy for Sustaining

The lean 5S system contains 5-steps to achieving a more organized, controlled and efficient manufacturing plant. These steps are Sort, ...

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Lean 5S: Shine

The lean 5S system contains 5 steps to achieving a more organized, controlled and efficient manufacturing plant. These steps are Sort, ...

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Lean 5S: The Sort Step

The lean 5S steps are Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain and 5S represents the first shopfloor steps on any new lean...

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Long-Term Process Capability Studies

Not knowing the long-term capability of your processes is like driving your car at night during a snowstorm. Visibility is poor and...

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How to Have Fun in Manufacturing

People don’t usually associate having fun with working in manufacturing. The typical perception of manufacturing is that...

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How to Create a Lean VMI System (Part I)

If your operation is suffering from raw material inventory problems such as excessive stock, stock outages, frequent transactions and...

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Loving the PDCA Cycle

Love may be a strong word for a continuous improvement tool, but in this case, it is warranted. So what do I really love about the PDCA...

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