Introduction: Kanban Transforms Machine Manufacturing: From Chaos to Cost Savings. Our client Machine Manufacturing is a medium-sized company specializing in the production of industrial machinery for plastic processing. They have a diverse product line ranging from Extruder machines to automatic machines used in various plastic industries such as beverages, chemicals [...]
This is a very famous case study of Ford transmission system vs Japanese transmission system. Both were manufactured as per drawing. But the difference was in the consistency. Japanese parts consistency was much higher. They were not just matching drawing specifications. But were very close to each other. Which means [...]
5. No FPP (Fixed Point Photography) “You have to know the past to know the future – Carl Sagan” Taking before picture of your 5S activity is like keeping history of what was happening. Before you jump to 1S, 2S, 3S…… wait. Take time and capture current state in photographs. [...]
4. Not keeping log of Red Tag items “You can’t manage what you don’t track – Valentino Crawford” In a large government utility once after doing a massive 5S campaign and removing a lot of items in 1s (Red Tag), the top management was reviewing the status. Suddenly a senior [...]
