The core of lean manufacturing, kanbans use the “pull” system to prevent waste by creating a cyclical relationship between the consumer, supplier, and manufacturer. The user of a material requests or "pulls" material from the supplier, as they need it.
(AuthorHouse) -- To put it simply, there is no business without the customer. In any successful business venture, the objective is to keep the customer happy so that they will generate new business.
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers presents a new book from Michael J.
(NIST: Gaithersburg, MD) -- Senior leaders from the three organizations selected for the 2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, as well as representatives from past award recipients, will share their best practices and results at one-day regional conferences on Sept.
(AMETEK Calibration Instruments: Largo, FL) -- AMETEK Calibration Instruments has introduced the JOFRA RTC-156, its most advanced dry-block reference temperature calibrator to date.
In today’s troubled market scenario, we are experiencing something we never expected. Reputed organizations are struggling to run their business and keep their customers satisfied. More jobs are lost with every passing day and big companies are collapsing like never before. Making new investments for changing the business has taken a back seat. All of this symbolizes the big “R” meaning Recession. The key to survival is to somehow run the business until the economic scenario improves, but nobody can exactly say when that moment will come.
TRANE Residential Systems, is a lean organization that knows about growth through innovation. In 1931, TRANE came up with the radical idea of using technology to provide relief from the summer heat.
(Leica Geosystems: London) -- The Leica Absolute Tracker is now equipped with PowerLock. This vision technology automatically locks onto any moving target without user intervention.
I often get assignments at organizations where I am required to take aside a group of people, either within the building facility or off campus, to focus on issues or problems.
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