Exploring our Industrial Heritage ā€“ Seattle (Part II)

Logging and fishing are still solid industries in the Seattle area. For example the fishing industry still holds a presence with fishing...

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7 Awesome Things About Being a Manufacturing Leader

What makes manufacturing leadership such a fun and dynamic career?

  1. Developing Employees: When a leader provides an environment that is...
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The Beauty of Velocity

In a manufacturing plant, it’s important that your product moves through the factory at a high velocity.

What is factory velocity?...

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How to Manage Your Red Tag Hold Area

It’s important that a 5S kaizen team is efficient at what they do. Let’s face it, when you pull a team of 10-15 employees...

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LEAN 5S: A Lean Leaderā€™s Strategy for Sustaining

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

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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 55: Standardize

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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