Independent Consultant
Gary Conner
Prescripción para la reducción del desperdicio: arreglo esbelto de las instalaciones
Para muchos fabricantes, los desperdicios clásicos de la manufactura esbelta son sólo síntomas de una enfermedad subyacente: un arreglo ineficiente del taller.
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Prescription for waste reduction: Lean facility layout
For many fabricators, the classic wastes of lean manufacturing are mere symptoms of an underlying disease: an inefficient shop layout.
Aprendiendo a ver los residuos en el taller de chapa
Gary Conner, consultor de la industria desde hace mucho tiempo, recuerda sus días implementando conceptos de manufactura esbelta en el taller de chapa.
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Learning to see waste and become a more focused sheet metal shop
Longtime industry consultant Gary Conner recalls his days implementing lean manufacturing concepts and eliminating waste in the sheet metal job shop.
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Different people, different perspectives on lean
Employees and managers experience a lean transformation in vastly different ways. Understanding these viewpoints can help change a company culture to one that embraces continuous improvement.
La gente y los procesos detrás de poka-yoke
Como todo lo relacionado con la mejora continua, los mecanismos a prueba de errores requieren los procesos correctos, pero, quizás más importante, también requieren la gente adecuada. Con la gente y los procesos adecuados, es posible un cambio verdadero.
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The people and processes behind poka-yoke
Like anything related to continuous improvement, mistakeproofing requires the right processes, but, perhaps even more important, it also requires the right people. With the right people and processes, real change is possible.
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Lean manufacturing, made-to-order edition
Coordinating fabrication, welding, assembly, and painting within a high-mix, low-volume environment is neither new nor easy. The effort at one such fabricator demonstrates the commitment required, tools applied, lessons learned, and benefits realized when adopting cellularized flow manufacturing in a traditional, departmentalized organization.
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Scraping the hull: Ridding your organization of barnacles
Editor's Note: A version of this article previously appeared in the March 2004Lean Into It newsletter. What do barnacles and lean manufacturing have in common? Let me explain. Barnacles are a form of sea life that everyone's heard of but probably knows little about. Many different types...
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Staying lean in a lean economy
Slow times call for some desperate measures, but losing sight of a lean approach to manufacturing should not be one of them. Take an opportunity that slow times present to evaluate your business and take appropriate steps towards a lean operation.
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A case study in lean manufacturing and Six Sigma
You never know who in your company might be a diamond in the rough, waiting to shine. Giving everyone in your company the opportunity to take risks and learn from their mistakes is the best investment an employer can make.
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New machines do not a world-class company make
Buying top-shelf equipment doesn't necessrily make you a top-shelf operation. Much more important is the behavior of the people behind the equipment.
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Tips on Lean Manufacturing: Mastering the stop 'n' go of your shop's work flow
Mastering the flow of work through your shop is your most important taks if you are attempting Toyota's approach to lean manufacturing.
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Tips on Lean Manufacturing: How to purge weight from your manufacturing operation
All manufacturing operations need to reinvent themselves to compete in today's marketplace. What can you do to change? Try going lean.
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In this episode of The Fabricator Podcast, Caleb Chamberlain, co-founder and CEO of OSH Cut, discusses his company’s...
