Sidel uses Lean and Six Sigma methodology at all its production sites to reduce lead times and improve efficiency and quality, all of which benefits beverage producers worldwide. In pursuit of operational excellence While Lean is about minimising waste and working smarter in order to maximise customer value, Six Sigma […]

Toyota is known as one of the most environmentally-friendly companies in the world. But how exactly do they do it? After all, they manufacture cars, one of the most environmentally damaging inventions around. They do it using a manufacturing methodology and philosophy they developed in their native Japan. This system […]

Here’s a stat that might surprise you — according to LNS Research, 50% of manufacturers have implemented or are implementing cross-functional groups to support their Operational Excellence journeys within a year. At the same time, only 18% have software or processes in place to deliver relevant KPIs to all personnel […]

You could be the greatest business mind on the planet, and you’ll still encounter a setback. I recall in a prior business how we were not prepared for the setback we encountered after the tragic events of September 11, 2001. It may not seem obvious how Six Sigma and SWAGR […]

Most discrete manufacturers are willing to admit that their Lean Manufacturing programs are not as effective as possible. Rarely is throughput keeping manufacturers ahead of the competition and inventory frequently is not right-sized. SyncKanban software is an eKanban or electronic manufacturing Kanban system that keeps automated, instantaneous supply chain signals […]

MC Assembly, a leading mid-tier electronics manufacturing services (EMS) provider, is introducing the lean management training of the Incito Consulting Group across its three North American manufacturing facilities. Incito Consulting Group is introducing its five-step deployment model to MC Assembly’s manufacturing plants located in Melbourne, Fla., Billerica, Mass., and Zacatecas, […]

Lean manufacturing isn’t something manufacturers can achieve overnight; and it’s certainly not a one-and-done process executed in a vacuum. To the contrary, waste elimination is achieved through enterprise-wide “lean thinking” and continuous, thoughtful improvement. Here are four “musts” that will ensure your ongoing success in lean manufacturing. 1. Stability and […]

Kanpur: National Productivity Council (NPC), Kanpur in association with Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Park (STEP) organised an awareness programme on ‘Lean manufacturing’ at HBTI campus here on Saturday. Lean manufacturing is a component of national manufacturing competitiveness programme of Union ministry of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME). The scheme […]

ATLANTA – SCM Group will continue to bring its lean manufacturing cell message to the market by hosting daily educational and interactive demonstrations during IWF 2016 on lean manufacturing automation. SCM Group’s lean cabinet manufacturing cell will be demonstrating nesting coupled with a Kawasaki robot tending an edgebander and CNC […]

If maximizing efficiency and eliminating waste in your business is your focus, a direct path to mastery is available in the Six Sigma methodology. You can develop acute project management techniques through 40 hours of learning in the Six Sigma Green & Black Belt Certification Training program, now 93 percent […]