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LEAN MANUFACTURING ARTICLES

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LEAN MANUFACTURING ARTICLES

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Why Your Manufacturing Workstation Needs a Makeover

Why Your Manufacturing Workstation Needs a Makeover

You might think you’re doing it all right in terms of applying lean manufacturing principles in your factory: you’ve visualized processes, are working to go forklift-free, and you’ve got buy-in from top management. But if you’re just using standard catalog...

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See your Plant Like a Monopoly Board

See your Plant Like a Monopoly Board

I was walking a customer’s plant recently and trying to convince them why they should switch to small totes from large bins. We discussed the benefits to operator ergonomics, product mix, production scheduling, material delivery, inventory, and on and on....

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AI is No Match for NS

AI is No Match for NS

While enjoying some lakeside time I saw a beverage koozie with a great phrase: “Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity”. I have a very positive outlook on the potential for any person to grow and develop from their current capability. I also have a...

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How Modular Solutions Support Six Sigma Projects

How Modular Solutions Support Six Sigma Projects

Let’s ignore the fact that Six Sigma is meaningless as a statistical process measurement and control program for 99.99966% of cases. We will also ignore the murky origins of the term, which may have been based on either a typo or a misinterpretation, and the deviation...

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5 Steps to Sell your Boss on Lean Implementation

5 Steps to Sell your Boss on Lean Implementation

You know the importance and value of lean production, and you’ve seen the ways in which it can improve productivity and output, increase plant safety, and save money. But as is often the case for those in EHS and Continuous Improvement roles, you’re not the sole...

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How your Company Culture is Holding you Back

How your Company Culture is Holding you Back

“Culture eats strategy for breakfast!” - Giga Information Group “Culture is how you treat each other” - Multiple sources “Corporate culture is unique to every corporation because every corporation serves a different customer” - Patty McCord, former VP HR...

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What is Lean Manufacturing?

What is Lean Manufacturing?

The idea of “lean” appears all over the business press - lean healthcare, lean management, lean startup, lean manufacturing - name a context and industry and you’ve seen lean applied to it. Everyone is trying to get lean, hold kaizen events, do 5S, implement just in...

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How to Choose the Right Lean Solutions Provider

How to Choose the Right Lean Solutions Provider

If you are looking to become more lean as an organization, you will need to purchase products that help your team become more efficient and support the changes you want to implement. When evaluating what products or solutions you might use, there will be...

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What to Look For When Purchasing Flow Racks

What to Look For When Purchasing Flow Racks

Flow racks are an important but under considered piece of equipment. They present product clearly, enable small box packaging, and support pull and FIFO systems. Good flow racks can have huge benefits in safety, productivity, and delivery. Here are the major things...

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Don’t Make This Mistake Starting Your Lean Initiative

Don’t Make This Mistake Starting Your Lean Initiative

There’s ongoing discussion in the lean community about where to start transformation projects. It’s an important debate because of how often lean implementations fail and the toll the failures take on people, companies, and the positive understanding of lean. Hard...

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THE COMPLETE
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