The upcoming revised edition of Lean’s most definitive guide includes new Principle 8: Adopt and Adapt Technology that Supports your People and Processes.
One anecdote struck close to home for us at Argolytics:
“We are used to the idea of operators filling out a control chart with upper and lower control limits and taking action before the process is out of control. This system continuously develops a control chart in real-time. When observing we noticed a few minutes early that the process was headed out of control and the operator made an adjustment quickly fixing the problem.”
?️ How it’s made
Steel nail production – The nail making machine in the second half of the video produces up to 60,000 pcs. per hour ?
? Cool Tool
Excel VSM Simulator – Convert your Value Stream Map into a Monte Carlo Simulator
? Tangent
Warning: Distracting animations! Here is a deep-dive into the mechanics of gears
