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Case Study: Lockheed Martin’s Flight to Perfect Quality

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This combination of the Toyota production system, Lean Manufacturing and Six-Sigma is driving continual process improvements. This type of closed-loop quality system is essential to achieving higher levels of quality while improving cycle time and assuring regulatory compliance with AS9100 standards. Less than 1.5

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Perspective: Harbec's green initiatives deliver bottom line results

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Can cycle times be reduced to decrease energy consumption? Having renewable energy and a soon-to-be-installed 1 megawatt storage on-site helps Harbec mitigate those risks — a message not lost on customers who depend on "just-in-time" deliveries and "lean" manufacturing processes.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

Today, with a 35-year history of delivering cutting-edge CNC machinery, LMW takes pride in manufacturing Vertical Machining Centers for DMG Mori, a testament to our enduring partnership and manufacturing prowess. Image 1: source: DMG Mori. October, 2019 Link Q4. Can you share with us the idea of the 4Ps?

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Value Stream Mapping in Manufacturing

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Share Value stream mapping (VSM) is a core component of lean manufacturing. Developed as part of the Toyota Production System, value stream mapping is the creation of a diagram that shows all the actions required for raw materials to be sourced, processed, assembled and finally shipped to customers. What is value stream mapping?