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Using a Daily Management System to Keep Manufacturing on Track

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Using a Daily Management System to Keep Manufacturing on Track In the fast-paced world of manufacturing, staying on top of daily operations is crucial to ensure efficiency, productivity, and overall success. One powerful tool that can help manufacturers achieve these goals is a Daily Management System (DMS). Here, we will delve into the definition and […]

5 Tips to Improve Your Lean Daily Management

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5 Tips to Improve Your Lean Daily Management Lean Daily Management (LDM) is a powerful methodology that enables organizations to drive continuous improvement and enhance efficiency. By implementing Lean principles and practices on a daily basis, organizations can create a culture of improvement, engage employees, and achieve operational excellence. Let’s take a look at five […]

5 Popular Continuous Improvement Tools and Methods in Manufacturing

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5 Popular Continuous Improvement Tools and Methods in Manufacturing  Continuous improvement in manufacturing is the process of making incremental changes to the production process to improve overall quality and efficiency. In today’s competitive market, companies that can produce high-quality products at a low cost are more likely to succeed. The continuous improvement tools help manufacturing […]

How to Use an MDI Board to Boost Productivity in Manufacturing

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How to Use an MDI Board to Boost Productivity in Manufacturing In today’s competitive manufacturing landscape, optimizing operations to ensure efficient processes is essential for success. One tool that has gained prominence in recent years is the MDI board (the acronym stands for Managing for Daily Improvement). MDI boards are powerful visual management tools that […]

The Hard Work of Data Collection

I wish I could find the slides from my project I completed to become a certified Green Belt. I remember I had such a hard time pulling together data to support my work. It actually took over a year because I stubbornly searched for a ready made data set that I could analyze. This was […]

4 Continuous Improvement Examples in the Manufacturing Industry

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4 Continuous Improvement Examples in the Manufacturing Industry Continuous improvement (CI), also known as continuous process improvement or continuous quality improvement, is a systematic and ongoing effort to enhance manufacturing processes, products, and services over time. It involves identifying opportunities for improvement, making incremental changes, and monitoring the results to drive sustainable growth and competitiveness. […]

What Are 5 Whys in Six Sigma?

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What Are 5 Whys in Six Sigma? Six Sigma is a set of techniques for process improvement developed by Bill Smith at Motorola in the 1980s. The 5 Whys method is much older, and was being used by Toyota as early as the 1930s. Today, the 5 Whys technique is commonly used as part of […]

How to Create a Continuous Improvement Plan

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How to Create a Continuous Improvement Plan Continuous improvement (CI) is an ongoing process of making incremental changes and improvements to an organization’s products, services, processes, or systems. It involves analyzing current practices, identifying areas for improvement, and implementing changes to enhance performance, quality, efficiency, and customer satisfaction. Creating a continuous improvement plan is a […]

How to Perform 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis

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How to Perform 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis 5 Whys Root Cause Analysis is a problem-solving technique that helps identify the root cause of an issue—developed by Toyota’s founder, Sakichi Toyoda. At its core, this method is all about finding the underlying issue instead of just treating symptoms.  Quick tip: Using our online 5 Whys […]

What is the Right Measure?

Improvement practitioners often find themselves pushing people, organizations, and companies to quantify their operational performance beyond just financial measures. We grouse that companies don’t invest enough in measurement. While this is a problem it can also be the case that a company has too many measures. I recently visited a company where they showed us […]