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Keep your manufacturing meetings short and sweet
Whether it’s a quick huddle at the start of the shift between the supervisor and production operators or a top level review with the operations management team, manufacturing meetings can be effective in just 5 minutes 6 min read When it comes to meetings, they are...
The 3 key metrics that influence productivity on the manufacturing floor
Focus on measuring and improving these 3 metrics and your production operators will generate a more consistent and predictable output The phrase “work smarter, not harder” was coined by Allen F. Morgenstern in the 1930s. It can be applied to any work situation,...
So, you’re running your manufacturing floor in the dark: 4 steps to enlightenment
If you don’t measure it, you can’t expect to improve it. Your production operators are a wealth of information. Harness their wisdom. At the peak of his powers, would Usain Bolt have trained without a high precision stopwatch? Or would Lewis Hamilton have won seven...