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How defining moments can make or break your maintenance program

Leadership Skills

How defining moments can make or break your maintenance program

Jeff Shiver explains how these moments force you to confront the weaknesses in your current practices.

Podcast: How to operate smarter and leaner, thanks to Little’s Law

Podcast: How to operate smarter and leaner, thanks to Little’s Law

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Anna Townshend remembers John D. C. Little, MIT professor and the creator of a formula for operational excellence.

Podcast: Lean leadership lessons for manufacturers — Creating a culture of improvement

Podcast: Lean leadership lessons for manufacturers — Creating a culture of improvement

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, Marty Hallman and Sam McPherson discuss why a lean culture needs support from an organization's leadership.

Podcast: Continuous improvement for manufacturers — How to get started and keep the program going

Podcast: Continuous improvement for manufacturers — How to get started and keep the program going

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, our experts share their insights into establishing and maintaining a culture of continuous improvement at your plant...

Podcast: Lean manufacturing Q&A – Industry professionals answer your questions

Podcast: Lean manufacturing Q&A – Industry professionals answer your questions

Robert Schoenberger

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, our experts explore how to maintain and sustain your plant’s lean successes.

4 ways Six Sigma can improve your supply chain

Podcast: 4 ways Six Sigma can improve your supply chain

In this episode of Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast, learn how Six Sigma methodology can optimize your logistics operations.

Correct Workload Imbalances In Your Maintenance Program To Leverage Lean Principles

Correct workload imbalances in your maintenance program to leverage Lean principles

To fully leverage Lean, traditional concepts like mura need to be interpreted to fit the maintenance context.

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Leadership Skills

How to lead from the factory floor

To drive continuous improvement: be visible, communicate your vision, and always keep listening.

The secret to Lean transformation success

In this episode of The Tool Belt, Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels discuss their journey as women leaders in manufacturing.

Are reliability woes keeping you up at night?

In this episode of The Tool Belt, Peter Christian shares his thoughts on the many shades of maintenance in the post-COVID age.

How kaizen can guide your post-COVID cleaning protocols

Optimize your cleaning efficiency to enhance preventive maintenance and keep employees engaged.

Inventory Management

Inventory solutions: A well-organized tools and parts area is key to a productive work environment

Organizing tools and parts via a Lean 6S system can help tidy your work space and add to the bottom line.

What are the operational impacts of social distancing on the Lean shop floor?

Return to your Lean techniques to critically examine your processes for physical touchpoints.

Industrial Training

Training lessons learned from the United States Army

Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.

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Industrial Training

How your plant can train like the military

Take a precision-based, standards-focused approach to skills development.

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Leadership Skills

How to diagnose your plant's organizational problems

Looking to identify your top opportunities for improvement? Tom Moriarty says take a strategic approach.

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Self-service continuous improvement

Tap into advanced analytics to fuel improvement efforts across the organization.

Sofidel invests $200 million to expand manufacturing operations in Minnesota

Sofidel invests $200M to expand manufacturing operations in Minnesota

Alexis Gajewski

Lyten invests $1 billion to build lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada

Lyten invests $1 billion to build lithium-sulfur battery gigafactory in Nevada

Alexis Gajewski