5S is foundation for implementation of Lean Manufacturing / Kaizen / TPM etc. if Gemba is full of unwanted items, dust, dirt, no improvement is possible. Also poor housekeeping leads to lot of wasteful activities such as searching, waiting, excess [...]
TPM clearly identifies roles of Top management, Operators and Maintenance Role of Top Management in TPM & Autonomous Maintenance: For Top Management pillar champions are identified to provide leadership in terms of: Setting priorities (where to start, what next?) Setting [...]
In the world-class manufacturing companies there is one common denominator: a firm conviction that their major assets are their machines, equipment and processes, together with the people who operate and maintain them. The managers of these companies also recognize [...]
Way to reduce costs through lean manufacturing or kaizen is all about identification, reduction and elimination of 3 Mu's. The 3 Mu’s are the three main types of waste that Kaizen teams target in their improvement activities. Each of these types has [...]
Flow manufacturing is key component of Lean manufacturing and Toyota Production System. Flow manufacturing plays a vital role in throughput time reduction and elimination on non value adding activities through Kaizen. There are seven key requirements for Flow manufacturing: 1. [...]
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) has been implemented in various industries across the world. A lot of Oil & Gas sector companies have implemented TPM and have achieved lot of benefits, however implementation of TPM does require lot of commitment and [...]
The velocity of production in a manufacturing organisation depends on the uptime of the machine and process capability. Hence, there is a need of a framework which could serve to prevent deterioration, and reduce frequency of maintenance. Total Productive [...]
TPM or total productivity maintenance is all about using the business resources like employees, process, and machines to improve production and quality. TPM aims to bring improvement using its 8 pillars mentioned below. Focused Improvement Autonomous maintenance Planned Maintenance [...]
image source: humanergy Training the new recruits in a Manufacturing environment is a great responsibility as their work life is going to be completely based upon the exposure they receive in this very beginning stage. Teaching them to [...]
