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Benefits of 5S; Is 5S Lean Manufacturing just Housekeeping?
The benefits of 5S; 5S Lean manufacturing is a tool for improving your workplace organization, many people mistakenly believe that 5S is just housekeeping but it far more than that by a long way. 5S is one of the basic building blocks of lean manufacturing, the benefits of 5S implementation even as a stand alone tool can be as much as a 30% improvement in productivity.
0 commentsSMED; Shigeo Shingo's Single Minute Exchange of Die
Shigeo Shingo’s Single Minute Exchange of Die or SMED is the technique within lean manufacturing and Just in Time to reduce the setup or changeover times for your process, as the name suggests the aim is to literally reduce your setups to be in single minutes. Reducing set up times through SMED enables smaller batches to be run as well as gaining greater efficiency from your machines.
5 commentsBenefits of Lean Manufacturing: Advantages of Lean Production
What are the benefits of lean manufacturing, what are the advantages of lean production? Lean manufacturing can benefit your business in many ways, from reducing your scrap and space required to reducing lead times to a fraction of your current lead times. In addition to this expect your productivity to rise and your profits to improve. Implement lean manufacturing if you want to see these significant and proven benefits.
6 commentsKanban Calculation; Calculating your JIT Bin Quantities
If you wish to use Kanban to pull production through your Just in Time (JIT) process as part of your lean manufacturing initiative then you need to understand how to calculate your Kanban quantities. There are several different factors you need to consider when calculating your Kanban quantities from your daily demand, your production lead times, container (bin) sizes and of course the all encompassing safety factor.
4 commentsTPM Total Productive Maintenance
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) is a company-wide team-based effort to build quality into equipment and to improve overall equipment effectiveness
45 comments5S Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke
Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seiketsu and Shitsuke are the five steps of 5S, but what is 5S (and what does it mean in English)? 5S is a tool within the arsenal of Lean Manufacturing, it is methodical, sustainable method for workplace organization that will give you many benefits in your workplace.
2 commentsTotal Productive Maintenance Implementation
Total Productive Maintenance - TPM - Implementation: 12 steps
6 commentsOEE Calculation
How do you make your OEE Calculation? Overall Equipment Effectiveness is an important process performance measurement which has come out of TPM (total productive Maintenance.)
2 commentsTire Pressure Monitoring System
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (T.P.M.S.) is the result of the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (Tread) Act that was signed into law on November 1, 2000 by President...
0 commentsautonomous maintenance
What is Autonomous maintenance and how does it fit within a total productive maintenance implementation program?
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