Much of the work in a factory is dedicated to turning raw materials into components that can be assembled into a finished product. Quite often, though, the majority of the people working in that company never venture back into the depths of this generally loud, dirty place.
This video is intended to provide some insight into the variety of different types of fabrication processes and how continuous improvement can improve those processes.
Fishbone diagrams break a problem into categories of causes. People tend to work better when they can break their thoughts down into smaller compartments.
On the shop floor, people often use the 6 M’s as a way to categorize the causes of the problems they are trying to solve.
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The 10-Foot, 3-Second Rule is a guideline to use when determining if your visual controls are effective.
Buffer time, in projects, is the 'fudge factor' that compensates for delays. It can be embedded into tasks, or held in reserve by the project manager.
