In industry, errors, whether human or mechanical, result in defects in products. In the end, it is the production quality that is affected, which has a negative impact on customer satisfaction. A [...]
Belonging to Lean Manufacturing, Andon is a visual and audible alert system installed in factories to signal failures and inefficiencies in the production chain. It is a coined term of Japanese origin [...]
The connected factories that are emerging today in this digital age foreshadow the intelligent industry of the future of work. We are witnessing major transformations and innovations both in the way of [...]
The concept of productivity matches the relationship between the production of goods and the means (human, material, financial and organizational) necessary for its realization. It constitutes one of the fundamental stakes [...]
At a time when everything tends to be digitized in the world of industry, work instructions do not escape this transformation. They are fundamental documents, since they are the ones which explain to [...]
Any organization relies on efficient and quality documentation to be able to work, move forward and achieve continuous improvement. In the industry, the essential documents are made of various natures and, [...]
Industrial maintenance processes and maintenance programs are the cornerstone of business productivity and reliability. Thus, many types of maintenance coexist in order to provide manufacturers with opportunities to optimize their production lines. Each [...]
Improvement is a rigorous process that consists of optimizing products, services and industrial processes within factories. Efforts can be spread over specific interventions at specific intervals or grouped together for global [...]
The terminology of the industry has such a great amount of written concepts and notions that it becomes essential to know in order to set up and guarantee an effective organization. [...]
The repeatability of operations is one of the success factors for plants wishing to improve their competitiveness and the quality of their products. Operators must be able to reproduce the same actions to ensure [...]
