Manufacturing
Manufacturing and related Statistical, Logistics and Quality tips and techniques.
Manufacturing should also be taken into account in product design as it directly affects the cost, quality, and feasibility of producing the product. By considering these processes and limitations during the design phase, designers can create products that are easier and more cost-effective to produce, resulting in a more efficient and profitable production process without compromising quality.
The 5S Methodology: A Guide to Lean Manufacturing Workplaces
Did you know the 5S methodology boosts productivity by 30% in manufacturing? This gain is from turning messy areas into organized spaces. This leads to better efficiency and fewer accidents at work. Experts in lean manufacturing say that the...
7+1 Wastes of Lean: A Guide to Eliminating Inefficiency
Did you know that a company's inventory waste might lock away 30-40% of its cash? This is just one issue in lean manufacturing. It's part of seven types of waste that hurt profits and efficiency. These ideas come from...
Toyota Production System (TPS): A Manufacturing Guide
Did you know that a Toyota car has over 30,000 parts? The Toyota Production System (TPS) makes sure each one fits perfectly. It's all about not wasting anything and keeping things on time. This TPS set decades ago the...
The Japanese Lean History: Origins and Development
Did you know that in 1950, Toyota was making only 2,500 cars a year? Meanwhile, Ford was producing nearly 8,000 cars every day at the Rouge plant in Dearborn, Michigan. This big difference highlights the impressive growth of Japanese...
How to Optimize Quality with Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Statistical Process Control (SPC) is key in quality management. It gives real-time insights to keep process performance and product quality high. This method is essential in manufacturing for tracking processes and cutting unwanted variations.
SPC lets companies enhance their processes,...
All Production KPIs to Monitor and improve Production Efficiency
Are you making the most of every tool at your disposal to enhance production? Knowing and using the right Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can change your operation’s success. These metrics help reduce downtime and plan production better, showing every...
Lean Production Bench Basics
The operators may move fast on the production line, make straightforward repetitive tasks and put their best effort into it ... this is by far not the fastest production technics. And a camera or a supervisor shouting on his...
Most Used 99 Acronyms in Product Design, R&D and Manufacturing
A Must Know: acronyms are used everywhere in technical publications, and it is helpful to regroup the ones specific to Product Design, R&D, startup, and Innovation. We list here acronyms mostly related to mechanics, statistics, standards, project management, lean...
The 5 Japanese Lean Terms You Must Know in Manufacturing and Quality
For Manufacturing: the Japanese Lean terms are must-know vocabulary in manufacturing or quality as these have no direct equivalent and are used as-is in an industrial context.
There are a variety of Japanese manufacturing lean terms, but we list here...
The 14 Lean Principles of The Toyota Way
To resume many of the lean principles of a company or attitude, one book is key. From the must-read book The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World's Greatest Manufacturer (Dr Jeffrey Liker), Wikipedia, and other sources, with...
SMED where you wouldn’t imagine: magic tricks
Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is one of the lean methodologies developed initially by Shigeo Shingo in Japan to increase productivity by decreasing downtimes during change of tools.
For big factory toolings, this is in reality usually still more...
Organize like F1 pros (SMED teamwork)
Want to increase production & team efficiency in a lean way with SMED? Want to achieve the shortest cycle time (with a lot of human resources)? Follow the organization of F1 pros from the RedBull team:
SMED in Formula 1...
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