As a factory, you have access to an increasing number of advanced technologies. What do…
Total Quality Management (TQM): Improving business processes
Why look at a problem multiple times when you can get it right the first…
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Increasing efficiency through proactive maintenance
The success of a factory that operates with machines and installations largely depends on maintenance…
OEE: What is it and how do you calculate it?
OEE is often used to measure performance in the production environment, making it a commonly…
Gemba Walk: a better process in 8 steps
Managers and leaders are naturally focused on improving a specific production process. Achieving this improvement…
What is smart manufacturing?
Cost savings, flexibility, quality improvement, and efficiency converge in creating a ‘smart factory’. Through various…
Meet customer expectations with the First Time Right principle
To ensure that you meet customer expectations, it is important to avoid errors in the…
Continuous improvement in your company with an improvement cycle
Do you always want to get the most out of your company? Then you are…
All about Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Statistical Process Control has been used since the 1980s to monitor processes statistically. Especially within…
Bottleneck analysis: Identify bottlenecks in your production process
To improve a production process, you first need to identify the weak links in the…