What is standard work?
Supporting quality improvement and reducing all forms of waste are crucial points on which we are constantly striving to remain an industrial company. To do this, we rely on a number of reference materials and documents, including the standard work. Its roles in the smooth running [...]
Collect field data for process optimization
They say that information is a weapon. It is also a capital that it is vital to know how to collect, analyze and exploit when it comes to the industry. In factories, as well as in decision-making and organizational spheres, data are the subject of colossal [...]
Which material to view the work instructions?
The digitization of the industry's work instructions is one of the steps to be taken in the context of digital transformation. Essentially, two IT tools have emerged within the factory: tablets and smart glasses. When it comes to material for viewing work instructions, these two connected [...]
Kaizen, the operational performance management?
The Kaizen method continues to be studied and applied today in industries around the world. Initiated in Japan, it has since attracted Western companies with its unique approach to production and management. Dedicated to continuous improvement, the Kaizen system is one of the foundations of lean [...]
What is the role of work instructions in the DMAIC method?
The DMAIC method is used to solve problems in various areas, starting with industry. Combined with the Six Sigma method, it includes 5 steps from defining the problem to evaluating the actions decided and applied to remedy it. Work instructions play a fundamental role in several [...]
Why give more autonomy to workers on production lines?
More than ever, in the industrial world, the emphasis is placed on the development of skills and human capital in general. The days when operators were considered as mere performers or machine operators are over. They are now encouraged to become full-fledged players in the value [...]
How do work instructions help reducing production times?
The work instruction is the document that specifies all the stages of the elaboration of a document, as well as the succession of these phases. As the pursuit of optimal productivity and on-time delivery are constants in industrial life, improving work instructions is of paramount importance [...]
How to improve workers training?
Recruitment is one of the major issues facing industry players. But even when the right people are hired and this crucial step is successfully completed, the trick is still far from being done. It will then be a matter of successfully integrating and training newcomers. It [...]
