Mixed Model or Six Sigma?
Is it Lean or Six Sigma? Just-in-time or Toyota Production System?At Leonardo Group Americas, we use the term "Mixed Model Manufacturing". But what is Mixed…
Is it Lean or Six Sigma? Just-in-time or Toyota Production System?At Leonardo Group Americas, we use the term "Mixed Model Manufacturing". But what is Mixed…
Takt time, the rhythm or beat of a process, refers to the ability of a process to respond to customer demand. In a perfect manufacturing…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/58-WwOVOvW8Leading Lean companies are always trying to improve their inventory turns, which begs the question: What are the benefits of achieving high inventory turns?Free up…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/NFccZ_hX4PE What is a process? Is manufacturing a process? Is install engine a process? How you define a process makes a big difference. On one…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/HdPM3evJFyMIt's almost impossible to talk about Lean without mentioning Toyota. They might use different terminology, but when it comes right down to it they have…
https://www.youtube.com/embed/_E4kGtY4EWc What if your bank managed your money like some companies manage materials? "The cash you just deposited? We’ll stage it in the mailroom and…
A few years Gerard Leone, one of our company’s principals, was asked to sit in on a presentation by architects designing a new building for…
I was recently told by a colleague, "Lean is not a method, it is a journey". Presumably what was meant is that Lean is all…
So what is Mixed Model Line Design good for? If your instinctive response is "Absolutely Nothing!", then you're probably thinking about the Edwin Starr 1969 Vietnam…
I've been reading a fascinating book this 4th of July weekend: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future, and trying to…