Lean Manufacturing

What Is PDCA

What is PDCA PDCA is a four-step model to help solve a problem. This model is usually used when a solution to the problem is known. It is a beneficial tool to help teams improve critical thinking when solving a problem. PDCA stands for; P = Plan = This is

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Lean Manufacturing

What Is Lean Manufacturing

What is Lean Manufacturing Lean Manufacturing is a term used to describe a production facility that has implemented lean tools to improve its business processes. Businesses that are running lean are always looking for ways to improve and have systems in place to track progress throughout their processes. Many Process

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Kaizen

What Is Kaizen

What is Kaizen Kaizen is a Japanese term that means Continuous Improvement. Whenever you work on an improvement in your business or process, you are essentially practicing Kaizen. Kaizen can be done by supervisors, managers, and staff working in a process, and should not require a lot of money. While

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The Eight Wastes In Manufacturing

The Eight Wastes In Manufacturing In everyday manufacturing, many projects get assembled to produce if final item. That goes out the door to a customer. These products are built with many staff that follow the process of how to manufacture these parts. All of these different steps have areas where

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