The definition of genius is taking the complex and making it simple. - Albert Einstein I have good news for you. If you are in the manufacturing business, you can become a genius today, right now. The shop floor can be a complex maze of raw materials moving in interlocking production lines, stations with varying cycle times, supply needs, and manpower … [Read more...]
Lean manufacturing transformed the manufacturing world during the 2000's. Invented in Japan, where there are neither natural resources nor excess space for production, manufacturing needed to be lean, mean, and efficient to provide value. In turn, the success of japanese manufacturing resulted in an explosion of interest from around the world. The Toyota Production … [Read more...]
Takt time is a lean manufacturing concept which represents the exact rate at which a plant must produce its product to satisfy demand. It is measured in time per production step (minutes, hours, etc.). Although order levels fluctuate for many products and factories, the underlying demand tends to be constant. Hence, the production rate of the plant should … [Read more...]
