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Manufacturing
Business Operations General Operations Production
August 17, 2017
Get organized: shadow boards improve plant productivity
Set up tools as runners, repeaters and strangers to save time and effort.
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Manufacturing
Business Operations General Operations
February 22, 2017
Visitors are your best auditors: feedback delivers opportunities for improvement
Fresh eye of new employees, suppliers, sales reps and customers are always the best to question or confirm the effectiveness of processes.
Feature
Manufacturing
Facilities Maintenance General Machinery and Equipment Maintenance
October 29, 2016
Going with the flow: how TPS and McDonalds are cleaning up
A new McDonald’s employee is taught to never be idle. If there’s a lull, start cleaning. The same principle applies in your place.
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Manufacturing
General Operations
September 26, 2016
Invest in 5S+1
Twelve people, five minutes each deliver an hour of lean enhancements per day.
Feature
Manufacturing
Business Operations Facilities Maintenance Machinery and Equipment Maintenance Operations Production
June 14, 2016
Tame variability
How to subdue it with formal problem solving.
Feature
Manufacturing
Facilities Maintenance General Operations
February 21, 2016
Diagnosing lean
A journey in five steps.
Feature
Manufacturing
General Operations
September 18, 2015
Book review: Leading the lean journey
CEOs tell their success stories.
Feature
Facilities Maintenance General
December 20, 2014
Think Lean: Stand to observe
Standing and observing allows you to see processes, operations, tasks and subtasks really work.
Feature
Manufacturing
Facilities Maintenance Operations
April 23, 2014
Working with flow
Set up workcells to minimize movement.
