Components manufacturer streamlines the movement of parts, reduces idle time by more than 50%
By creating new workflows for support processes, the team eliminated nearly 740,000 feet per year of travel distance to move parts.
How Lean Practices Mirror Olympic Training
Your company’s Lean and continuous improvement teams drive organizational growth and excellence. While their critical role may often go unnoticed, these teams share traits with the world’s most elite athletes.
Part II: Set-up Reduction for the Bindery Inserting Machines
Printing operation employees dramatically boost output and reduce scrap with set-up reduction events that improve flow, standardize work, and slash waste.
Apply a Lean Lens to Your Production Challenges
Discover how a fast-growing manufacturer used Lean manufacturing and Kaizen events to improve processes, boost productivity, and align employees for sustainable success.
Boosting Productivity Through Bindery Machine Setup Reduction
Printing operation employees dramatically boost output and reduce scrap with set-up reduction events that improve flow, standardize work, and slash waste.
What it Really Takes to Control Inventory
Inventory control plays a critical role in manufacturing facilities. Proper spare parts management can reduce downtime, and increase profit margins.
Change Management Needs to Change
Why employees really reject change? DPA consultant Peter Harlamon shares strategies and tactics from his involvement in challenging labor-management negotiations.
Changeover improvements help company boost machine output and reduce waste
More than 200 hours per year of downtime from the company’s machines were compromising on-time deliveries to customers. Read how this company was able to improve output and reduce waste.
How standard work, eliminating waste, and communication are helping this producer improve on-time shipments
How standard work, eliminating waste, and communication are helping this producer improve on-time shipments.