The Kanban system, likened to the nervous system of lean production or Kaizen, regulates material flow in response to customer demand. Derived from the Japanese for "card" or "sign," Kanban employs physical or digital cards to indicate production requirements. [...]
SMED, or Single-Minute Exchange of Die, reduces equipment setup times to under 10 minutes- in other words, in the single-minute range, enhancing production flexibility, lowering costs, and improving quality. Developed initially for die press setups, its principles apply across [...]
Cellular manufacturing, derived from "cell," organizes people and machines into units for process steps. Cellular manufacturing is a lean manufacturing approach that enables companies to produce diverse products efficiently by minimizing waste. Through sequential arrangement of equipment and workstations, [...]
Zero Quality Control (ZQC) aims for defect-free products by preventing errors in processes without blaming individuals. It employs proactive measures such as process control and mistake-proofing to ensure zero defects. ZQC emphasizes employee involvement and continuous improvement, fostering a [...]
Kaizen means continual (step by step) improvement. there are two most common methods to identify Kaizen projects in an organisation. Kaizen projects can be identified by doing Value stream mapping and by Conducting Kaizen assessment. Key objectives of conducting [...]
Daily Work Management is a process to gain control over plan vs actual and to bring stability and predictability in day to day processes. Daily work management allows to know on a daily basis if we are on track [...]
Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of manufacturing, businesses are constantly striving to optimize their processes and achieve higher levels of productivity. Two concepts that have gained significant attention in recent years are Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Industry 4.0. [...]
Can continuous improvement or Kaizen actually reduce costs in Poultry Farms? Let's find out! But first, we need to understand the meaning and working of the Kaizen Process to delve deep into the topic. So, here is a brief [...]
Medical Device manufacturing involves lot of manual work, thus faces challenges in manpower productivity. Various Lean Kaizen techniques can be used to improve the productivity. A leading medical devices (Rapid tests) manufacturer was facing following problems and approached RIB [...]
OEE stands for Overall Equipment Effectiveness. This is different from the efficiency of a machine which is Quantity produced in a certain time.OEE is a factor of the following elements shown below: Losses that reduce OEE: Losses that Impact [...]
