Articles Tagged with ''lean manufacturing''

It is not uncommon to blame senior management for most of what ails an organization. However, it is past time to rethink this attitude!

Label verification systems safe-guard manufacturer shipments against customer rejects and fines for inaccurate or noncompliant product label data.

The goal of performance management, as defined by the United States Office of Personnel Management, is “improving organizational effectiveness.” Performance management application, however, depends on both the industry and the methodology being applied.

The operations manager and I were touring the final assembly line at an engine plant in the Midwest.

In early stages of industrialization, products were simpler, factories were smaller, most processes were manual, and process flows were shorter. Contact with customers was direct between production and customer.

Almost nothing gets done without software. Companies use it to track inventory, processes, and of course, communicate.

When challenged to improve efficiency, increase safety, and save money, Boston Scientific Heredia’s Amplatz Super Stiff Guidewires area team chose a DMAIC roadmap to reach its goal.

We’re already more than a decade into this new century, and companies are still waiting for the “next big thing” to surface.

During the oil embargo, as drivers lined up at gas stations, the market for small cars took off.

Quality cops and the quality patrol. These are just two of the many names quality managers and technicians have been called over the past 70-plus years.