Lean Manufacturing
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Lean Manufacturing
Why the Shift from Traditional Lean to Digital Lean Improves Your Bottom Line
Manufacturers that are able to keep up with this trend are those that have figured out how to leverage lean...
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Lean Manufacturing
The Lean Manufacturers’ Guide to Andon - Andon Lights, Boards, & Digital Systems
Learn how manufacturers are leveraging andon solutions (including andon lights and boards) to mitigate production issues in real-time.
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BOM Management 101 – Developing a Strategy For Effective BOM Management
Learn how manufacturers are digitizing their BOM management efforts to better track inventory and productivity.
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Improving Production Efficiency - 6 Ways to Streamline Production
Learn how manufacturers are taking steps to measure and improve production efficiency to gain and maintain a significant advantage over...
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How to Mistake-Proof Manufacturing Operations
Learn how businesses are mistake-proofing their operations to achieve a higher quality of output, reduction in waste, and overall increase...
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How to Reduce Downtime in Manufacturing
The best way to understand the root causes of downtime is to gain visibility into human, machine, and process performance...
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5S Tools and Visual Management
Visual management is key to a successful 5S lean implementation. Examples of useful tools, such as dashboards shadow boards, to...
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How Industry 4.0 is Transforming Lean Manufacturing
For lean manufacturers, industry 4.0 technology provides an opportunity to access the core objectives of lean manufacturing: empowering people to...
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Continuous Improvement With Kaizen: 9 Tips for Success
Kaizen is the philosophy of continuous improvement. Read on to learn 9 tips for success in kaizen and continuous improvement initiatives.
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Lean Manufacturing in Real Life: 10 Examples of Poka-Yoke in Daily Life
Poka-yoke is not just used in manufacturing processes. You can find examples of mistake-proofing everywhere, from your car to your...
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Agile vs Traditional Approach to Problems in Manufacturing
Read through 6 concrete problems most manufacturers face, and compare traditional problem-solving to agile problem-solving.
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The Hidden Factory – 5 Things You Should Know
In this post, we cover some of the key lessons we learned from this talk about lean manufacturing and the...
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What Is Bottleneck Analysis? Tools for Identifying and Overcoming Bottlenecks
Learn how you can use various bottleneck analysis tools to identify and overcome bottlenecks across your operations.
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The Ultimate Guide to Manufacturing Time Studies in the Connected Factory
Time studies are essential to continuous improvement. They're also easy to get wrong. Read to get the most of out...
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What Is The Difference Between A Causal Factor & A Root Cause?
Read the definition and some examples of causal factors and root causes. During root cause analysis, analysts identify multiple causal...
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10 Best Lean Manufacturing Books (And 1 Bonus Book!)
Whether you’re just starting to learn about lean manufacturing or a seasoned expert, we think these books should be required...