Manufacturing

Working conditions in Massachusetts cotton mills in the 19th century were appalling; so a group of women tried to do something about it.

Over the years, some hazardous toys for children have made it onto the market, sometimes with tragic results.

The LEGO company does not feel like losing its monopoly

Samsung is a global technological conglomerate which has been on the forefront in pushing sustainability practices. The company has won many awards for incorporating sustainable materials in its products.

HVAC was already a great career choice with a lot of opportunity for growth but with over half the U.S. and Canada now legalizing marijuana in some shape or form a whole new HVAC career opportunity has been created.

An evaluation of the performance of Tesla Motors' management, and recommendations for future improvements.

A case study of Zara's business operations, including location strategy, advertisement strategy, and supply chain logistics.

When a client requests a company to design and manufacture a product for them, the company’s designer needs to communicate with the client to ensure that they really know what is being requested.

A small factory in California's Gold Country turns out musically tuned wind chimes that are shipped all over the world.

Poka yoke literally means "mistake proofing." it is about preventing the creation of defects. Poka yoke devices are usually simple and inexpensive, or they can be modifications to the product itself.

How do you make your OEE Calculation? Step-by-step guide to calculating your Overall Equipment Effectiveness for any TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) implementation.

Smithfield and its subsidiary John Morrell used Paula Deen as spokesperson for donating "protein" to the poor? It was hot dogs! Then the company sold out to China.

Value stream mapping is a tool to help you define a current state map of your product and information flows. Through identifying and eliminating waste, you can create a future state map.

What is Shigeo Shingo’s Single Minute Exchange of Die or SMED and how can you use it to reduce setup or changeover times for your process. Full details of how to implement this powerful lean tool.

If you wish to use Kanban to pull production through your Just in Time (JIT) process as part of your lean manufacturing initiative then you need to understand how to calculate your Kanban quantities.

What are the benefits of lean manufacturing, what are the advantages of lean production? Lean manufacturing can benefit your business in many ways, from reducing your scrap and space required to reducing lead times to a fraction of your current lead times. In addition to this expect your productivity to rise and your profits to improve. Implement lean manufacturing if you want to see these significant and proven benefits.

What is Lean Manufacturing, just what is a good lean manufacturing definition? If you want to implement lean manufacturing then you need to understand Lean Manufacturing Principles and Concepts. This article will try to give you a concise lean manufacturing definition and show how it compares to Agile Manufacturing and Six Sigma.