ATS

JANUARY 8, 2025

Its an essential tool for continuous improvement in Lean and Six Sigma environments and is equally valuable wherever theres a need for root cause analysis. This blog provides a guide to using the fishbone diagram in manufacturing.

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ATS

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

TPM is a proactive maintenance methodology that’s complementary to Lean manufacturing. An emphasis on organization, standardization and workforce engagement means TPM meshes with Lean manufacturing. This Lean tool is used for workplace organization through a process of sort, systemize, shine, standardize and sustain.

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Strategies for improving efficiency Engineers often look for and make improvements in manufacturing efficiency in response to a problem, a request, or new information or equipment becoming available. Lean seeks to eliminate all forms of waste.

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Control Engineering

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

What technology best practices should be applied in education and industrial environments to support manufacturers hiring skilled labor talent attuned to emergent technologies and comfortable working in data-rich, digital infrastructures?

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ATS

MARCH 18, 2024

Lean Manufacturing: Defects are a form of waste that lean attempts to eliminate. Lean is focused on continuous improvement efforts, which needs data from quality control checks but also takes a preventive approach. A core tool within six sigma is DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).

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