Articles, tagged with "lean manufacturing", page 1
02nd February 2012
Today’s successful manufacturing organizations need to be agile and alert. Finding creative and efficient ways to control costs and meet budget requirements means process improvements that address changing business needs while being responsive to ma...
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Author:
SumTotal
04th February 2011
A one-piece flow simulation, also known as a continuous flow presentation, is fundamental in lean marketing. It uses samples from different industries and company departments reflected in simulation games. This promotes understanding that each element of ...
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Author:
Cristal Mcmeans
17th June 2010
Infor Visual, Microsoft Dynamics AX and Epicor 9 ERP softwares come with all the options and functions necessary and helpful for manufacturing companies. Infor Visual, Epicor 9 and Dynamics AX also provide options and functions for distribution thus these...
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Author:
Nick Mutt
11th March 2010
Lean Six Sigma has grown out of the idea that the two systems, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, can not simply co-exist, but actually complement one another.There are various strategies to approaching this "merger". If the issue is difficult and demands ...
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Author:
Federico Gould
15th June 2009
How to get to where you want to be from where you are now... Value stream mapping helps to show just where your company is now, and where you are headed.
Value stream mapping is a powerful tool that helps clarify the complete lean manufacturing process...
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Author:
Randy Hough
18th May 2009
What do you understand by line balancing? What is the importance of order picking in material handling? Give suitable examples.
Answer - Production lines have a number of work centers in a particular sequence so that the material that gets proceed has ...
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Author:
Gian Brett
11th May 2008
The Kaizen BlitzKaizen Event is a powerful tool in the lean manufacturing process. The blitz enables quick results to occur and often is one of the first things companies do to begin their process.
The Kaizen Blitz is a decisive, quick attack on a partic...
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Author:
Randy Hough
14th August 2007
Kaizen - Lean Manufacturing Continuous Improvement
One of the most popular buzzwords in business today is the word "kaizen". It is a Japanese word meaning "incremental improvement".
Kaizen was formalized by the Toyota Production System, which is now...
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Author:
C Wright
15th July 2005
Taking the concepts of the Toyota System and enhancing them with today's information systems technology has been the key to allow some manufacturers to unlock the door that leads to a short-cut in process improvement projects. They are rethinking the good...
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Author:
Brett Lane
