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PDCA Creates a Culture of Critical Thinking

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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] The Challenges of Demand Management

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The function of recognizing all demands for goods and services to support the marketplace. It involves prioritizing demand when supply is lacking. Proper Demand Management facilitates the planning and use of resources for profitable business results. Enjoy this educational video on Demand Management! Related Posts:Demand Management Creates a Balance Between Supply and…[VIDEO] The Simplicity and […]

Demand Management Creates a Balance Between Supply and Demand

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Demand Management allows an organization to create a more efficient supply chain.  The best way to create efficiency is through transparency and simplicity. From the largest to the smallest, organizations must ensure that all suppliers and players are completely transparent. By determining what the demand might be in the future and how to manage it, […]

[VIDEO] Heijunka Brings Customer Demand In Line

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Heijunka is the Japanese term for leveling. It is a technique for reducing unevenness (Mura) which in turn reduces waste (Muda). It is crucial to the development of production efficiency in Lean manufacturing. The goal is to produce goods at a constant rate so that further processing may also be carried out at a constant and predictable […]

Heijunka Leveling Production Over Time

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After value streams have been solidified and embedded, Heijunka is a crucial process implementation in every successful lean organization. Heijunka quickly and elegantly helps organizations meet demands while reducing waste. By definition, it means ‘leveling’ and enables production to efficiently meet customer demands while avoiding batching and results in minimum inventories, capital costs, manpower, and […]

[VIDEO] Improving Flow With Bottleneck Analysis

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One of the most serious causes of workflow process breakdowns is bottlenecks. When efficiency is crucial to an workflow process, a bottleneck can significantly impact the bottom line and customer satisfaction of any organization. A bottleneck analysis offers an organization opportunities to improve efficiencies, customer satisfaction and ensure workflows at an even rate. Watch this […]

Bottleneck Analysis Improves Flow

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“I say an hour lost at a bottleneck is an hour out of the entire system. I say an hour saved at a non-bottleneck is worthless. Bottlenecks govern both throughput and inventory.” Eliyahu M. Goldratt There can be multiple causes of slowdowns and disruptions in workflow. One of the most serious causes can be bottlenecks. […]

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE): Understand, Measure and Improve

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A best practice in the manufacturing sector and considered the gold standard for measuring productivity, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) provides crucial insights in manufacturing. It was a term coined by Seiichi Nakajimain the 1960s to evaluate how effectively a manufacturing operation is utilized. It is based on the Harrington Emerson way of thinking regarding labor […]

OEE Is the KPI You Need

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Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is a KPI which has become the gold standard in manufacturing to measure and monitor the effectiveness of operating production and packaging machines and lines. Because manufacturing is a complex and costly process, absolute efficiency is crucial to success. Using metrics and guidelines, manufacturers remain in control over process and production. OEE is […]

The Lost Pillar of Jidoka

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The popularity of TPS and Lean manufacturing is fully entrenched in manufacturing on a global scale. The success of these concepts are indisputable. Like any other process, elements can be left out or overlooked. Jidoka is a crucial concept in both TPS and Lean, but is also a lost pillar within these practices. The importance […]