Lean Manufacturing Tools

OEE

OEE

What is OEE? OEE or Overall equipment effectiveness is a performance measure that reflects the health of your process or machine, it is a composite measure that is calculated from your machines availability, performance and the quality of output and…

Preventive Maintenance

Preventive Maintenance

What is Preventive Maintenance Preventative or preventive maintenance is a simple method to ensure that you get reliable and efficient performance from you plant and equipment within your organization. It is important to ensure that machinery does not break down…

Predictive Maintenance

Predictive Maintenance

What is Predictive Maintenance Predictive maintenance uses a number of tools and techniques to monitor the condition of your machines and equipment to predict when problems are going to occur by identifying the symptoms of wear and other failures. Also…

What is TPM

What is TPM

Development of TPM Total productive maintenance (TPM) is one of the foundation blocks of any lean manufacturing implementation; after all it is not possible to improve our processes if we cannot rely on our equipment and machines. Combined with 5S;…

Autonomous Maintenance

Autonomous Maintenance

What is Autonomous Maintenance Autonomous maintenance is “independent” maintenance carried out by the operators of the machines rather than by dedicated maintenance technicians. This is core concept of TPM or Total productive maintenance, much like TQM (total quality management), TPM…

Hiring a 5S Consultant Trainer

5S Consultant for hire

Why you need 5S Training   If your company has a lean initiative and is looking to implement a 5S program then you will need to go and hire a 5S consultant or Trainer. Training is a very important part…

5S Training

5S Training

What is 5S   5S Training will help you with implementing one of the most important lean manufacturing tools; that of 5S, it is also one of the simplest to implement. 5S is a methodical way to organize your workplace…

How to run an In House 5S Training Course

5S In House Training Courses

This article will look at how to run an in-house 5S training course, what the specific steps should be and what should be covered and how. This article will also recommend the different materials that you may need to be…

5S Training Materials

Buy 5S Training Materials

  5S Training   5S training is an important part of any 5S implementation program, you will either have to have your own in-house trainer for 5S or bring in an experienced 5S consultant or trainer. If you intend to…