Gradually Improving Your Processes to Decrease Harm Understanding the gradual nature of improving your manufacturing processes is important if you’re planning to do anything in that direction. It’s not the kind of change that you can expect to happen over a short period of time, and you’ll have to work hard to achieve it. There’s […]
Why a Green Approach to Manufacturing Is Important to Your Business and not Just the Environment
Why a Green Approach to Manufacturing Is Important to Your Business and not Just the Environment Working in a green manner is becoming more and more important in various industries, and it’s a topic that many companies try to study in deep detail these days. And it makes sense, too – it brings multiple benefits […]
Optimizing Your Manufacturing to Better the Environment
> Are you looking to improve your manufacturing processes in a way that cater to the environment? You couldn’t have picked a better time. Green manufacturing is in full swing lately, and many companies have been jumping on board the trend. And that’s certainly a good thing to see, because this will likely become one […]
How to Get Started with an Eco-Friendly Manufacturing System
How to Get Started with an Eco-Friendly Manufacturing System Looking to get started with optimizing your manufacturing system to treat the environment better? There are many ways to approach that, and some will be more viable for your particular corner of the industry. It’s important to align your practices not only with nature, but also […]
Identifying the Main Sources of Environmental Harm in Production
Identifying the Main Sources of Environmental Harm in Production If you’re trying to be more green in your manufacturing processes, you need to start by identifying the main problems that cause harm in the first place. These will vary from one company to another, and they won’t be immediately obvious in every case. But with […]
Why is Lean Six Sigma Important to the Environment?
Lean and Six Sigma are among the most powerful and popular business process improvement methodologies which are being rapidly deployed by a variety of service and manufacturing organizations across the world. The guide below investigates the relation of Lean and Six Sigma with the environment, offering advice on how environmental conservation professionals can use the […]
[VIDEO] PDCA Is About Innovation
PDCA is all about innovation! By using a methodical approach to problem solving, PDCA is one of the most valued tools available to Lean Manufacturing. When applied properly, PDCA creates a culture of innovation throughout the manufacturing process. It prevents decision paralysis, and methodically moves improvement forward through measured trial and error.  Watch this educational video on PDCA! […]
PDCA Creates a Culture of Critical Thinking
PDCA is a methodology used to control and continuously improve processes and products. The roots of the philosophy can be traced back to the Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1959. The father of modern quality control, W. Edwards Deming, referred to it as the “Shewart Cycle†and commonly referred to it as PDSA. It is […]
[VIDEO] Building the Future With Elon Musk
Elon Musk…innovator and visionary. The guy is mass producing electric cars that are sexy, digging tunnels under Los Angeles and trying to go to Mars. When he gets focused on a vision he typically makes it happen, against all odds. Recently, Tesla hit a downturn with manufacturing, and a board of directors who were seeking […]
Theory of Constraints Addresses Weakest Link
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) adopts the common idiom that “a chain is no stronger than its weakest link†and refers to the understanding that processes are crucially vulnerable because the weakest person or part of the process can damage or break even the strongest of organizational processes. TOC principles view organizations as being limited in […]