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OEE can Drive Employee Engagement
Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a helpful metric to track, especially when you’re trying to ramp up or recover from ...Lean Technologies to Help You Optimize Your Processes
Increasing pressure on the supply chain and manufacturing sector has led logistics and manufacturing companies to adopt lean principles and ...Optimize your Failure Mode Brainstorm
We’ve all been there. It’s time to brainstorm a list of potential failure modes and it’s like pulling teeth to ...Obeya Room Success
Obeya means “big room” in Japanese. The idea is for the cross-functional project team to be able to fit and ...Complementary tools to reduce impact of stopping the line (Jidoka)
What is Jidoka? Jidoka is one of the main pillars of Quality Built In. It’s also one of the most ...Surge Protection for Plant Lighting Is Crucial to Operations
Lighting is essential safety equipment — a well-lit facility is necessary for safe and efficient operations, making the choice and ...Lean Tools to Drive Goal Achievement
It’s that time of year again. Either you’ve already set and rolled out goals for the new year or you’re ...Why Does Your 3PL Need to Follow Lean Production Principles?
Despite the clear benefits of lean production principles and more widespread use across various industries, it is still uncommon to ...Bottleneck Analysis – What and When?
A bottleneck is any point where the output of one area is building up in another area nearby. It constrains ...Will Automation Help Improve Lean Manufacturing
The fourth industrial revolution has made robotics more central than ever to manufacturing. But not every manufacturer has faith in ...
