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Process control mechanisms are an important element of achieving flow in our facilities. These tools help to stabilize the process, making it predictable and repeatable. The process control mechanisms that have a large impact on production and that we support are listed below and we have provided additional detail on this page.
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5S and Visual Control
A tool set used to clean up and organize the facility resulting in a more productive plant with improved morale. The five elements of 5S are:
To learn more about 5S click on the button at the right. 5S
Quick Changeover
A methodology to reduce downtime caused by changeover from job to job. Targets are 50% reduction. This is a quick payoff program when additional capacity is needed because every hour saved is converted into product.
Click here Quick Change to learn more.
Total Productive Maintenance
A methodology to reduce downtime and operating cost due to unplanned downtime. The benefits are increased capacity, increased productivity, and better morale.
To learn more about TPM, click on the TPM button. TPM
Standardized Work
Standardized work is the step by step method in which the work is performed. A worker should be trained to a standardized description of the job at hand, and should have a visual reference of the work layout before him/her.
These elements of Lean Manufacturing are the tools used to control the process. These elements can be incorporated into any design, if production system is not a "Lean System Design".
Quality Management Systems
The focus is to build quality into the process. After having achieved a system of flow, the tools used to manage the quality include:
We support development and implementation of these tools within production environments.
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