by Tim Floyd | Nov 28, 2018 | Flow Racks
Flow racks are critical equipment to a healthy material flow system. A previous blog highlighted uses for flow racks and how they could be used to improve material flow, so now is the time to get into the detail of how they should be designed to work effectively. This...
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...
by Tim Floyd | Sep 27, 2018 | Material Flow
There are only three manufacturing bottlenecks that matter: demand in, flow-through and people around. They all connect to each other and any other apparent bottleneck can be grouped under one of these primary bottlenecks. A bottleneck is a step or point in a process...
by Tim Floyd | Sep 5, 2018 | Forklift Free
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 often one of the first initiatives. Getting rid of forklifts makes sense, but it’s not always an...
