Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP)
Recent Content on The Fabricator for Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP)
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5S in the sheet metal shop
5S remains one of the simplest, most effective tools in the lean manufacturing toolbox. Lean consultant Gary Conner describes how a metal fabrication shop can start and sustain the effort.
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The ROI of lean manufacturing
What’s the return on investment for continuous improvement for precision sheet metal shops? Can it be quantified? As learn consultant Gary Conner explains, yes, you can.
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Lean manufacturing in the pandemic era
The problem-solving and creative thinking aspects of lean manufacturing help metal fab shops navigate the bumpy COVID-19 pandemic road.
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Adapting takt time to the job shop
Can a high-mix, low-volume job shop use takt times? It can, but it can’t just force-fit the traditional approach.
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The tipping point: A new way to manage value streams in high-mix manufacturing
Lean consultant Gary Conner describes a way to adapt value stream mapping—with its roots in low-mix, high-volume production—to the high-mix, low-volume job shop.