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Lean Shop Floor Checklist – Top 4 KPI to Watch in the Factory

January 31, 2022October 20, 2013 by Christoph Roser

Lean Shop Floor Visit Checklist — Check my List!

Due to popular demand related to my two posts on “Make Your Plant Tour a Success!” and “How to Misguide Your Visitor – or What Not to Pay Attention to During a Plant Visit!,” I have created a checklist for a lean visit to a manufacturing shop floor for you to download. Take this checklist with easy-to-use metrics during your shop floor visit to make yourself independent of potentially misleading data given to you by the shop floor staff. Metrics include worker utilization, machine utilization, inventory reach and turnaround, and order & cleanliness.

Japanese Multidimensional Problem Solving

January 31, 2022October 13, 2013 by Christoph Roser

Don't try just one ... — Don’t try just one …

In the West, the standard approach for problem solving is to take a good look a the problem, after which a solution approach will pop into someone’s head. This approach is then optimized until the problem is solved. However, while this often ends up with one solution, it usually is far from the best solution possible. In Japan, a very different multidimensional problem-solving approach is common. Rather than just use any solution that solves the problem, they aim for the best solution they can find.

How to Misguide Your Visitor – or What Not to Pay Attention to During a Plant Visit!

June 5, 2022September 29, 2013 by Christoph Roser

And here's what I want you to know... — And here’s what I want you to know…

In the previous post I talked about how to have a successful plant tour and how to get the most information out of the visit. Today’s post shares the tricks of the trade on what things the plant does NOT want you to know about.See through the ruse during a plant tour and discover how good the plant really is.

Make Your Plant Tour a Success!

January 31, 2022September 22, 2013 by Christoph Roser

There are thousands of things to see during a plant tour. However, if you really want to know how good the plant is, there are a couple of tricks on what to watch during the tour. This post will give you a few quick but reliable metrics to estimate the performance of the plant.

How to Measure OEE

January 31, 2022September 3, 2013 by Christoph Roser

There is quite a difference between knowing in theory how to measure an Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and actually measuring it in practice. This post will give crucial tips and points on how to measure the OEE on a real shop floor.