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Isao Yoshino’s 40 years of leadership at the Toyota Motor Corporation helped define a specific corporate culture, now understood as the “Toyota Way.” Author… Read More
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ErgoVSM Methodology
The Rother & Shook methodology (depicted in Figure 2) is widely utilized for implementing VSM in organizations, as highlighted by Faulkner & Badurdeen (2014)… Read More
1. Introduction
In the last decades, manufacturing has been a constant game of doing more with less, and one of the key strategies that have changed the way Lean Manufacturing is produced… Read More
Table of Contents
So, what is Continuous Improvement?
Examples of Continuous Improvement in Action
Key Characteristics of Continuous Improvement
Benefits of Continuous Improvement
What… Read More
Order management is essential for any manufacturing enterprise. It allows businesses to control the flow of products through the manufacturing process and to meet customer expectations. When… Read More
Boosting Productivity in Manufacturing Industries: Unleashing the Power of Kaizen
By incorporating Kaizen principles into their manufacturing processes, companies can experience a re… Read More
What is Lean Six Sigma?
Lean Six Sigma is a combination of Six Sigma and Lean principles. Six Sigma strives for perfection by reducing process variability, and Lean eliminates wast… Read More
Have you ever felt like your business is stagnant? That so much of company time is wasted without anything to show for it? That there must be a better way?
That’s what Kaizen is all… Read More
Kaikaku is a Japanese production philosophy with a core focus on transformational change.
Understanding kaikaku
Loosely translated as “radical change”, kaikaku is a lean me… Read More
Once an Imagineer has identified an opportunity for a ‘smart’ product, the OEM typically wants the development of custom sensors to proceed very rapidly. OEMs from almost every m… Read More
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Who is Calpeda?
Originating from Italy, and founded by Vinicio Mettifogo, Calpeda is both a family-run business and a global leader in manufacturing electric water pumps. The company’s… Read More
Assemble-to-order (ATO) is a manufacturing workflow where products are produced from scratch when an order is made by a customer. Assemble-to-order, therefore, is a production strategy where… Read More
You’ve heard of the moonwalk. But have you heard of the Gemba Walk?
From a business standpoint, the Gemba Walk is infinitely more useful (though the moonwalk is pretty cool).
Specific… Read More
Jidoka was first used in 1896 by Sakichi Toyoda, who invented a textile loom that would stop automatically when it encountered a defective thread. Jidoka is a Japanese term used in lean… Read More
Improving working conditions has a significant effect on production processes. The Kaizen philosophy can help a lot in this case. The Kaizen philosophy is primarily related to production. Bu… Read More
Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System (TPS) is an early form of lean manufacturing created by auto-manufacturer Toyota. Created by the Toyota Motor Corporation in the 1940… Read More
“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement” – Helmut Schmidt
Only 4% of businesses measure and manage their processes.
Why, when doing so provides an aven… Read More
Principles of Lean Six Sigma
Today’s globalized dynamic environment demands high competitiveness and digitally influenced for the potentially sustainable growth of the company. So thi… Read More
A frequently used quote when talking of change management is one attributed to Albert Einstein:
The definition of insanity is repeating the same behaviours over and over aga… Read More
Lean ProcessHola, quisiera comentar un poco de qué es Lean process, ya que si eres de las personas que les dan un puesto o nueva posición en la empresa y tienen el deber de m… Read More