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88Kaizen-Continuous Improvement
What does the word "Kaizen" mean? This Japanese word has been associated with many Lean Manufacturing techniques and more specifically the Toyota Production System. In Japanese this word is pronounced...
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875S-Manufacturing
An introduction to 5S 5S gets it's name from the list of five Japanese words which start with the letter 'S.' Each of the five 'S's stand for a type of organizational or clean up method that is used by...
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80Overseas manufacturing pros and cons
Overseas manufacturing pros and cons There is a lot of different type of manufacturing. One type of manufacturing is overseas manufacturing. If you have hear about overseas manufacturing and are wondering...
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82Production Leveling
What is production leveling? Production leveling is the balancing or leveling of production over a fixed period of time. Under the Toyota Production System (TPS) this process is referred to as heijunka (the...
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83What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean Manufacturing is a type of manufacturing system that aims to eliminate waste in all of its forms. This waste includes activities that add no value to the over all production...
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77How to use TQM to increase manufacturing efficiency?
How to use TQM to increase manufacturing efficiency? How to use TQM to increase manufacturing efficiency? The use of TQM has been a proven resource and tool that make a huge difference in the efficiency of...
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77Manufacturing outsourcing, who does it and how do you do it?
Manufacturing outsourcing, who does it and how do you do it? Manufacturing outsourcing, who does it and how do you do it? In order to have a good understanding of whom does manufacturing outsourcing, and how...
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77What Is Six Sigma?
Six Sigma is used to improve manufacturing processes and reduce costs by systematizing manufacturing processes.
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78What is value added work and non-value added work?
What is value added work and non-value added work? What is value added work and non-value added work? Value added work and non-value added work refers to the idea that a customer will pay for work that adds...
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76Implementing activity based costing
Implementing activity based costing There are a lot of different ways that you can improve your business. One way that you can improve your business is by implementing activity based costing. Implementing...
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