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Loss Trees and Loss Deployment
What are Loss Trees? In general, Loss Trees are simply a listing of the losses (inefficiencies) which may exist in a factory production process. Loss Deployment is a cascade process that looks initially at the overall factory losses than increasingly at a more detailed level down to a packing line…
Read More »Defining Problem
A problem is an undesirable situation which may be solvable by some agent although probably with some difficulty.
Read More »Safety, Health, and Environment TPM pillar
SHE pillar vision is to cultivate a Continuous Improvement culture that achieves a sustained record of Safety, Health, & Environmental excellence & realizes our vision: ZERO accidents, ZERO incidents, ZERO losses. The SHE Pillar is the cornerstone TPM Pillar that supports and lends stability to the overall continuous improvement process…
Read More »Total Productive Maintenance in Supply Chain Management. Part 1
1. Introduction Management systems incorporating Supply Chain Management have become a popular approach. Yet these projects tend to require very substantial investment in IT and/or production facilities, which makes it difficult for any chief executive to take the decision to proceed in today’s uncertain economic conditions. On the other hand,…
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4M Analysis Process: Root Cause Guide for Manufacturing
Learn how to use 4M Analysis to find manufacturing root causes across People, Machine, Method, and Material with diagrams, examples, and checklist.
