This article is for production managers, continuous improvement managers and manufacturing engineering managers who are torn between launching a digital project and first consolidating their lean fundamentals. In shortThe lean rule has three steps: stabilize,...
This article is for plant managers, production managers and shop floor supervisors who feel that “the teams don’t follow instructions,” without knowing exactly why. In shortBefore talking about engagement, look at what operators work around every...
This article is for maintenance managers, production managers and TPM leads who have launched autonomous maintenance and want it to be more useful than ticked-off checklists. In shortAutonomous maintenance relies on operators’ senses and know-how.Slow...
This article is for production, manufacturing engineering and continuous improvement managers preparing a SMED project, or who ran one without seeing the expected OEE gain. In shortA changeover runs from the last good part of batch A to the first good part of batch B,...
Speed losses and SMED: recover the pace after every changeover Key takeawaysPace does not return instantly after a changeover.Those minutes below target trigger no stop to log.It is a permanent, invisible capacity leak.Coupling real-time measurement with SMED reveals...
Changeover is where flexible plants either win or bleed. Every minute a line spends in setup is a minute it does not produce, and on a high-mix line those minutes dominate the availability loss. This playbook gives a continuous improvement manager a vendor-neutral...
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