Management

Develop Continuous Improvement Muscle Memory

Q : Is a Kaizen event or coaching kata best for continuous improvement? A : There are many tools available to perform continuous improvement, but the one that will make your facility most successful requires a process that enables the entire workforce to become problem solvers. To discuss this requires a few definitions/explanations.

Column • Management

Should You Benchmark?

2 months ago

A benchmark is a standard or reference point against which things can be assessed. Probably the...

Lean Manufacturing • Management • MRO • MRO • Products

3D Metal Printing Produces Turbomachinery

2 months ago

SupportFree capabilities allow an 80% reduction in build time. While it may take hundreds of parts...

CMMS • Lean Manufacturing • Maintenance • Management • Reliability

Jumpstart Maintenance Profitability

3 months ago

These three strategies will help your maintenance department contribute to the company’s bottom...

Automation • Equipment • IIoT • Management

Manage Your Chain During A Pandemic

7 months ago

By Dr. Klaus M. Blache, Univ. of Tennessee Reliability and Maintainability Center (RMC)

ON THE FLOOR

Each month we talk with maintenance and technology professionals about their views and pressing problems on the factory floor.

On The Floor

ON THE FLOOR

Develop Continuous Improvement Muscle Memory

Q : Is a Kaizen event or coaching kata best for continuous improvement? A : There are many tools available to perform continuous improvement, but the one that will make your facility most successful requires a process that enables the entire workforce to become problem solvers. To discuss this requires a few definitions/explanations.

On The Floor