Why Automation is Key to Navigating Manufacturing Supply Chains
A single broken link in a production line or supply chain can grind everything to a halt and create a cascade of delays, fees, and lost opportunities. Digitization of manufacturing processes and supply chain management was an early tactic to limit this harm. As manufacturers continue to modernize lines
How to Run a Virtual Gemba Walk with Your Remote Team
An interesting landscape in the manufacturing scene is unfolding. Operating in a pandemic has forced manufacturing teams to rethink how they work. It’s very common for operators and workers to discuss face-to-face on a production floor, especially when there is a problem in the line or a machine. They
Takt Time: What is it and Why is it Important?
In business, we consider time as a very important commodity. To improve your productivity, optimizing the use of your time is essential. When it comes to understanding your team’s capacity to deliver products continuously, you need to know how to measure the amount of time spent on creating each
The Gemba Walk: Identify Improvements at ‘The Place where Value is Created’
When it comes to business improvements, it’s important that leaders know what processes in the organization they need to work on and be able to come up with ways to add value to every task involved. But given the large bulk of managerial tasks most business leaders have to
Using the Kanban Inventory System Beyond Manufacturing: Online Retail Inventory Management
Online shopping has become a way of life for people around the world. And businesses are recognizing the importance of maintaining a digital presence if they want to thrive in a highly competitive market. But operating an online store is not a piece of cake. When you have a brick-and-mortar
How to Implement Kanban in Manufacturing
We’ve already talked about Kanban many times, so I’m not going to explain what it is again. But if you need a refresher on the basics, feel free to read this Step by Step Guide to the Kanban system first. J Since Kanban originates in the production floors of the
