Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) was initiated by the aerospace industry in the 1960s to improve the reliability of systems. It is a part of total quality management programs and should be us……続きを見る
This book offers a conceptual, theoretical, and empirical overview of the role of total quality management (TQM) in Indian higher education from the perspectives of the engineering faculty, students……続きを見る
Brainstorming is a conceptualizing technique that is a notable strategy for creating countless thoughts in a brief timeframe period. It fills in as an instrument for recognizing issues and causes.
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Production kanban, which translates to "sign" or "signboard" in Japanese, instructs an upstream process on the kind and number of goods to produce for a downstream process. In a pull system, a kanba……続きを見る
Yet many companies focus on the mechanisms of implementation--one-piece flow, pull production, takt time, standard work, kanban--without linking those mechanisms back to the pillars that hold up the……続きを見る
Takt time is calculated as the amount of manufacturing time that is available divided by the volume of orders. In the 1930s, the German aviation industry employed Takt for the first time as a produc……続きを見る
Andon is a system that alerts people to problems before they happen, in order to make the process more efficient and prevent issues. In manufacturing, an andon is a system that tells managers, maint……続きを見る
The most important thing in standardized work is finding a balance between giving employees strict rules to follow and allowing them to be creative and come up with new ideas to consistently meet di……続きを見る
The word "5S" stands for five related concepts with a S sound that describe workplace procedures that promote visual control and lean manufacturing. These are the five words in Japanese:
Seiri: Sort……続きを見る
Production kanban, which translates to "sign" or "signboard" in Japanese, instructs an upstream process on the kind and number of goods to produce for a downstream process. In a pull system, a kanba……続きを見る
Quality Statistics Made Simple! Brainstorming is a conceptualizing process that is well-known for producing a large number of ideas in a short period of time. It serves as a tool for identifying dif……続きを見る
Gemba is a Japanese word meaning the actual place where value-creating work happens. Many leaders use gemba only for solving problems, visiting only when there is an issue. Others practice gemba wal……続きを見る
Ultrasound should be a part of any condition monitoring program. It has wide range of applications and the tool is very handy and easy to use. This book presents the different applications of Ultras……続きを見る
Yes, people called the Toyota Prodcution System an inventory reduction program when they first heard of it. "Just in time" is one of the main pillars in the TPS. "Just in time" ideally means "one-pi……続きを見る
Giving machines and operators the power to notice when something is wrong and quickly pause their work. This helps companies to increase quality at every step of the process and to have workers and ……続きを見る
Poka-yoke is a Japanese word that means "error-proofing". It involves using simple and cheap tools to help workers avoid making mistakes in their work. These devices prevent errors like using the wr……続きを見る
The real purpose of 5S is more than just cleaning up once. The 5S method helps to make standards that show problems, keep things stable so we can make small improvements, reduce waste, make a focuse……続きを見る
The real purpose of 5S is more than just cleaning up once. The 5S method helps to make standards that show problems, keep things stable so we can make small improvements, reduce waste, make a focuse……続きを見る
In order to cut costs during the economic downturn, many businesses are implementing abstinence policies.This could mean laying off workers and cutting some wages.In fact, those actions might only w……続きを見る
In order to identify unusual vibration occurrences and assess the general health of the test object, vibration analysis is a procedure that tracks vibration levels and looks into the patterns in vib……続きを見る
Having no standardization work process means no quality. Everyone will do this task differently. Tracking the source of errors is difficult without the work standard. When a leader perform gemba wal……続きを見る
Condition monitoring is the process of keeping an eye on a machine's condition parameter in order to spot any major changes that could be signs of a malfunction developing. It plays a significant ro……続きを見る
Ultrasound should be a part of any successful condition monitoring program due to its leak detection capability, high capability to detect bearing lubrication issues, and much more! It has wide rang……続きを見る
By minimizing waste and waiting times, the lean operational concepts and techniques serve to maximize value for patients. It places a strong emphasis on staff involvement, ongoing improvement, and c……続きを見る
Overall Equipment Effectiveness: A measurement of total productive maintenance (TPM) that quantifies how efficiently equipment is used. OEE is derived from three factors: The availability rate calcu……続きを見る
One-piece flow, also known as continuous flow, is considered the ultimate lean goal. It describes how items are efficiently moved from one stage of the process to the next by designing the workflow ……続きを見る
