Most people understand how to apply the basics of 5S in their shops, but 5S is not only about workplace organization. If we really want to take 5S to the next level and leverage it to help drive growth in our business, we need to specifically gear 5S toward supporting the flow of product through the operation to drive Operational Excellence.
Manufacturing
Calculating Takt Time with Varying Demand
It’s common for businesses to have erratic demand. This article explains how to calculate Take time in these environments.
Don’t Manage Factories: Design Them to Run “Autonomously”
This article explains how organizations can break the cycle of continuous improvement by designing the performance of an operation and then ensuring it performs in accordance with the design specifications.
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How to Create Flow Through A Shared Process
This article discusses scheduling machines with a large amount of parts that need to pass through it.
Supply Chain Connections for Operational Excellence
Find out how Operational Excellence leads to a supply chain that functions without management.
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Selecting Supply Chain Connections
Learn how to create connections in the supply chain and establish normal and abnormal flow.
How Do We Know Our Supplier Will Never Fail?
See how everything comes together to create a system of supply chain connections where we know our suppliers will never fail.
5S for Flow in Operational Excellence
5S is a well-known method of workplace organization that has been around for many, many years and continues to be one of the most heavily utilized continuous improvement tools today. Derived from five words originally in Japanese, in English they are typically translated as: Sort Set in order Shine Standardize …
The Right Gemba Walk for Operational Excellence
Shop floor walks have been a staple of the continuous improvement world for decades. Random Vs. Structured Originally, leaders learned to walk the floor, see the operation firsthand, talk to the operators, ask them how things were going, show interest in what they are doing, and get their thoughts for …
Hypertherm shares recession lessons
Hypertherm, the world’s leading manufacturer of plasma cutting technology based out of its world headquarters on Great Hollow Road, has come out of the recession stronger, more focused and more profitable, associates of the company said Tuesday. The company experienced record sales in 2011 and is projecting growth again in …
Exactly What is Mixed Model?
Find out the true meaning of “Mixed Model” in Operational Excellence as opposed to how it’s typically defined.