Each operator must learn 3 job positions adjacent to each other. The level each

Yes, you are. Unless you have identified and corrected the errors and the wasted time and effort within your production processes, you...

The manufacturing leader has the responsibility to achieve the business’s goal.

Today’s premier manufacturing facilities use continuous improvement to solve deficiencies and roadblocks. Successful manufacturing...

The manufacturing floor or cell leaders’ goals and expectations are: Utilize in manufacturing the hour-by-hour and managing daily improve

Sample table showing company ranking in specific industry, by ratio of revenue dollars divided by total direct and indirect hours.

Case study - The working time available in each fixture increased from 66% to 92%

What’s happening here? A plant for a global rubber molding business that produces seals or diaphragms made from rubber and fabric wants...

Company leadership saw what could be accomplished, that defect-free products could be made at rates faster than anticipated.

Connecting the two presses with a conveyor eliminated the work-in-process inventory and many of the defects.  The inspection of the parts st

Imagine an increase of 46% in additional earnings utilizing your current assets within a matter of months.

The customer expects defect-free products on time and demands a plan to fix these problems once and for all.

There is no greater learning than experiential learning, and the greatest form of experiential learning is problem-solving. The greatest...

Imagine a scenario where a supplier in the automotive industry comes to you and their customer has a seemingly impossible situation and...

The manufacturing-industrial engineer is responsible for increasing the earnings. A junior manufacturing-industrial engineer must...

A business financial goal can be achieved only if a system is in place for the entire manufacturing team to participate. The alternative...

The projects(s) you choose must increase production speed, pieces per hour, and earnings. You must choose the right project. There are...

The manufacturing supervisor is measured on their operators’ performance. Each operator should increase their production by 2% per month. Th

Single-Piece-Flow is the tool that maximizes the output. Every process must be single-piece flow to deliver the maximum output....

The Results The changeover time is reduced from 2-3 hours to 18 minutes. The internal scrap is reduced from 9 bad parts to 4 bad parts per