by Tim Floyd | Oct 30, 2018 | Cart Systems
One of our key phrases at Geolean is “Get the fork outta here!” When we work with clients to create their lean system, removing forklifts from the manufacturing area is a point of emphasis. Getting rid of forklifts makes sense, but it’s not always an easy change...
by Tim Floyd | Oct 22, 2018 | Lean Implementation
Almost all of our customers believe in lean and would say they have a fully integrated, operational lean system. At some point though, when they’re far enough on the lean journey, they start to ask themselves if there wasn’t something they missed somewhere along the...
by Tim Floyd | Oct 15, 2018 | Tube and Joint
If you’ve been keeping up with the latest trends in lean equipment solutions (or if you’ve just been keeping up with our articles), you know that tube and joint design is widely applied to create effective material flow solutions. But what is tube and joint design?...
by Tim Floyd | Oct 13, 2018 | Material Flow
Our previous article introduced the three main categories of bottlenecks that apply to a manufacturing operation: demand in, people around, and flow through. Part 1 of this series went deeper on the subject of demand in. This article will discuss the subject of flow...
by Tim Floyd | Oct 2, 2018 | Material Flow
Our previous blog introduced the three main categories of bottlenecks that apply to a manufacturing operation: demand in, people around, and flow through This article will discuss the subject of demand in more detail, along with how to understand and think about...
