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Make Gains Stick with the Continuous Improvement Tracker

You ran the kaizen event. You saw the improvement. But two months later… is anything actually different? It’s a challenge every CI leader faces. Gains made during Lean or Six Sigma initiatives often
MachineMetrics / Jun 05, 2025

Closing the Gap Between Scheduling and Execution with the...

Manufacturing schedules look great on paper—until they meet the real world. Every day, jobs run late. Machines sit idle. Priorities shift. And despite everyone’s best efforts, it’s hard to answer one
MachineMetrics / May 28, 2025

Real-Time Job Tracking Delivers Clarity to the Chaos of the...

Even the most capable ERP system can only tell you what was planned. It can’t tell you what’s actually happening on the floor, right now. For most discrete manufacturers, job tracking still relies on
MachineMetrics / May 21, 2025

Tariffs & the Factory: What Plant Leaders Can Do to Fight...

Executive Snapshot Tariff policy has shifted sharply in the past 18 months, squeezing margins for U.S. discrete-manufacturing plants. Metal duties remain in force, a new 25% levy on imported vehicles
MachineMetrics / May 01, 2025
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    How lean can work for your whole office
    Lean Manufacturing / May 26, 2020
    Lean manufacturing techniques are not just good for the shop floor. There are a ton of benefits to utilizing them in the office, too! It's not always easy, but it's worth it. Difficulties switching...

    Hoshin Kanri and Lean Manufacturing
    Lean Manufacturing / April 28, 2020
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    Two ways you could be looking at lean manufacturing inc...
    Lean Manufacturing / March 17, 2020
    What's next in lean manufacturing? How is lean manufacturing going to change with new technology? This is a tough question, mostly because lean manufacturing is a continuous process that incorporates...

    Lean is a versatile word
    Lean Manufacturing / February 04, 2020
    When you think "going lean," what comes to mind? Lean manufacturing? Lean wastes? Lean Startup? As it turns out, the word lean can refer to a lot of things. Today we are going to discuss a few...

    The basics of 5S in lean manufacturing
    Lean Manufacturing / November 28, 2019
    We know there are 8 wastes in lean manufacturing, but have you heard of 5S? The idea is that each worker in lean manufacturing production is in charge of systematically keeping their area clean,...
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