Regardless of the type of manufacturing that we are in, it is safe to assume that we have plenty of standard operating procedures (SOPs)....

In a perfect world, the cradle that starts the existence of preventive maintenance (PM) starts from a Failure Mode Effects Analysis...

Manufacturing and summertime mean one thing, it’s hot. Most people might complain about how hot it is after mowing a quarter-acre yard in...

There are various data points and case studies on the benefits of recognition. Whether it is a form of financial recognition to an entire...

revision 1 - 9.24.2023 The heavy manufacturing industry is a challenging business to be in and may not be a popular career choice. A...

Organizations are becoming more connected than ever before with the complete office packages of Microsoft or Google. We can work on...

We are two years into drinking virtual meetings from a fire hose, and for some of us, it may feel like a decade. The ease of having a...

If you are managing an organization, I will assume that you have experienced the overwhelming sensation of uncovering a backlog that is...

How is "criticality" used? The word “criticality” is often used out of context within manufacturing. I often hear someone say, “that is...

Revision versions are funny things. Revisions may exist in your engineered drawings, tracking incremental improvements, and enhancements....

I have heard the argument for years, that connecting an EBIT improvement with overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) improvement is...

Summertime brings beaches, vacations, warm air, and outages. Outages, for some of us, are the time of year when we shut down assets and...

WIthin all forms of manufacturing, outages exist. They are either planned or unplanned and they could exist at some periodic interval....

In a process flow optimization or value stream mapping project, the organization is seeking the ideal process steps that will maximize...

Tina Fey has been referenced as using an activity that gets you in the mindset of creativity and invigorated imagination for improv. It...

Imagine watching an 800-meter race. The athletes start at the sound of the gun. They ramp up in speed hitting their targetted speed on...

My zipper broke on my winter jacket the other day and I was able to contact the manufacturer, work through a claim, and have it repaired....

The new James Webb Space Telescope claims to have 344 single-points-of-failure (SPOF) or single components that could disrupt the...

In a recent article on AL.com, The University of Alabama’s head football coach, Nick Saban, was interviewed talking about bowl...

Academic references exist for inventory optimization to reflect current reliability and current market conditions. Within manufacturing,...