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Category: Lean Manufacturing
Spaghetti Diagrams Info Session
Extra steps are great for Fitbits, not manufacturing. Learn how spaghetti diagrams help make waste visible as parts & people travel through the shop.
Personalized Lean Instruction Helps Improve Processes For Transformational Move
Lean training by Polaris MEP helped RI Manufacturer New Harvest improve their process & make a transformational move into a bigger facility.
How to Adapt Lean Manufacturing For a Lean Office, Part 2
Part two in a series of posts on translating Lean Manufacturing Principles for sales/marketing, finance & admin functions, aka Lean Office.
How to Translate Lean Manufacturing Principles Into Your Office Functions, Part 1
Just as the production floor benefits from Lean Manufacturing Principles, you can do the same for your administrative teams with Lean Office.
Coming Down on DOWNTIME – Getting to the Bottom of Waste
In a blog post & video, Polaris MEP project manager Nathan Bonds discusses how to fight DOWNTIME Waste using Lean manufacturing / kata.
The Benefits of Going Lean and Green
VIDEO: going “lean and green” makes waste visible, starts you on a path to reducing energy costs, satisfying customers & increasing profits.
Lean Manufacturing Kaizen Increases Poultry Processing by 50%
RI Manufacturer Pat’s Pasteurized participated in a Kaizen training that increased their processing power by 50%
5 Quick Tips to Controlling Inventory in 2022
Rhode Island manufacturing Project Manager Annie Unger offers 5 Quick Tips to Controlling Inventory in 2022 in this video/blog post.
TAG! Sign Manufacturer Finds Kaizen is “It” for Transformation And Growth
RI Manufacturer National Marker Company creates sales and reduces costs with the help of Kaizen training from Polaris MEP.