Unless you are from the Great Lakes region, you may not be aware of how lake freighter shipments across the Great Lakes support...

Lean Manufacturing identifies 8-types of waste. These wastes in lean terms are called MUDA, a Japanese word meaning "wasteful". A...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part III)

Industry 4.0 sounds amazing – right? So, what are my concerns with it? Well looking back...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part I)

A few months ago, I slept in a Ford Model-T plant in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (OKC). You may be...

The Model-T & Industry 4.0 (Part II)

As a career manufacturing leader, I love the integrated systems approach that Industry 4.0...

Tools for the Trenches is setting out on a journey to explore our industrial heritage. Manufacturing has been my career home for over 40...

Your objective when you meet with your boss is to provide them information about your team, your results and your projects. Additionally,...