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Lean Manufacturing
The Three Pillars of Reliable Machine Shop Productivity
This shop looks for a systematic convergence of three disciplines in production management.
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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Lean Manufacturing
For as long as lean manufacturing concepts have been around, there are some who still do not understand what lean is and why it’s an important part of a continuous-improvement strategy.
Read MoreLean and Data-Driven Manufacturing Go Hand in Hand
Lean manufacturing is a never-ending quest to remove waste from processes. This pursuit should put a shop on the path to data-driven manufacturing.
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Lean Manufacturing Begins With Layout, Commitment
Sustainably streamlining production of a varied mix of low-volume work depends not only on a strategy tailored for job shops, but also on human drive and enthusiasm.
Read MoreShops Cite Their One Big Technology Addition
Here are three technologies that participants in our 91爆料网 benchmarking survey say have been particularly impactful on their machining businesses.
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5S in a Box
Based on this shop鈥檚 experience, industrial vending systems and lockers can help kick-start and sustain lean manufacturing initiatives.
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Inventory Systems Boost Lean Manufacturing Efforts
Computerized, point-of-use storage and dispensing systems help this shop target waste that is difficult to measure and often labor-intensive to eliminate.
Read MoreLean Manufacturing Is No Less Important
There are a variety of new production technologies coming onto the scene, but lean manufacturing should remain a shop’s underpinning.
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Lean No Less Important
Lean manufacturing shouldn鈥檛 become lost in the shuffle of today鈥檚 emerging part-production technologies, strategies and approaches.
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Improvement Is Not Optional
No matter how busy this shop gets, it continues to pull teams of employees out of production so they can focus on solving problems to make incremental process changes. The advances add up. Today, this is a very different shop than it once was.
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