Breaking Down the Skills Gap, Part 2
The Manufacturing Institute estimated that 2.4 million job openings in manufacturing—accounting for half of all open positions—will go unfilled between 2018 and 2028 as a direct consequence of the skills gap. This isn’t a future problem.
Common Shop Floor Scheduling Models and Why They Fail
Shop floor scheduling is a huge headache for many manufacturers. You can’t operate without it, but operating with it presents a host of challenges.
Root Your 5S Audit in 5S Principles
In a recent article I discussed the traditional 5S audit, shared a set of reservations, and offered some remedies—“The Five Tweaks,” as I called them.
Leverage Learning Environments to Create Customer Value
A couple weeks ago a consultant friend of mine, who coincidentally focuses his practice on lean in healthcare, was complaining about issues with his healthcare providers.
Selling Your Proposal
Have you ever wondered why the sales and marketing departments walk out of the boardroom with a bag full of money after they made their pitch, but board members only see you and your quality unit presentation as the bearer of bad news?
Starrett Expands Horizontal Travel on Popular Benchtop Optical Comparator
(The L.S. Starrett Company: Athol, MA) -- The L.S.
Coronavirus Risks and Opportunities
The Chinese character for “crisis” means danger and opportunity.
Simple Steps to Prioritize Projects As a Project Manager
A large portion of a digital project manager’s job is making sure the right parts of the project are being worked on. Projects need to be prioritized. Tasks within projects need to be prioritized, too.
The Future of Quality Management Is Business Success, Part 3
Each article in this series presents new tools for increasing return on investment (ROI), enhancing customer satisfaction, creating process excellence, and driving risk from an ISO 9001:2015-based quality management system (QMS).