Cross-Training for Lean Manufacturer

Family-owned manufacturer sees success with lean manufacturing principles. ...

... "Using computers and the newest machines cuts lost time and material, Shefet said. So does a well-trained staff. York Haven practices lean-manufacturing principles, such as cross-training its workers on the various machines and jobs of other work groups within the plant. " ...

Via CentralPennBusiness: York Haven Fabricators

Quality Assurance Management Position

Aerospace QA position requires lean experience. ...

... "Candidate must have a working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, quality system implementation, specifically ISO2001/AS9100, and FAA regulations. " ...

Aerospace QA Manager

Lean Techniques: GE Transportation Rail Manufacturing Plants

Pennsylvania and businesses invest in the improvement of manufacturing in the state. GE specifically is investing in lean manufacturing techniques to accelerate customer services and increase operational efficiency. ...

... "GE Transportation Systems plans to implement lean manufacturing techniques at its rail plants in Erie and Grove City, Mercer County, a project that is expected to cost $12.8 million. By applying this new operational strategy, the company expects to lower costs and shorten lead times to deliver orders and products. GE Transportation Systems has already fulfilled its commitment to the commonwealth to create 120 new jobs, is also retaining 4,486 existing jobs in Erie and 915 additional jobs at other Pennsylvania locations. The Greater Erie Industrial Development Corporation (GEIDC) supported the company in its efforts to obtain the investment package from DCED that includes a $250,000 Opportunity Grant and $250,000 in Customized Job Training (CJT). GE Transportation Systems manufactures locomotives, off-highway vehicles and wind turbines." ...

Via PA Governor Ed Rendell: GOVERNOR RENDELL SAYS 3 MANUFACTURERS INVESTING $19 MILLION TO GROW NORTHWEST PA OPERATIONS, CREATE 385 NEW JOBS

Manufacturing Maintenance Competence Position: Six Sigma Experience ...

DSM manufacturing leadership position places emphasis on Six Sigma quality experience. ...

... "With your background as e.g. mechanical engineer you have gained at substantial experience in maintenance in a production environment, preferably Six Sigma black belt and possess good leadership and coaching skills. With your background as e.g. mechanical engineer you have gained at substantial experience in maintenance in a production environment, preferably Six Sigma black belt and possess good leadership and coaching skills. " ...

Via Telegraph: Competence Manager Maintenance ...

Senior Manufacturing Engineer: Six Sigma Job

Manufacturing engineering position will lead Lean continuous improvement, Six Sigma black belt desired ...

... "Position will have technical leadership responsibilities for development and maintaining of manufacturing processes, systems, and tools including existing products and for new product development. Individual must be self-motivated, able to communicate information to all levels of the organization and willing to take on a leadership role within manufacturing engineering. Key participant in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing efforts. " ...

Via Winona Daily News: SENIOR MANUFACTURING ENGINEER ...

Lean Kaizen: Team Drives Improvements ...

Kiesler Enterprises, a high-end custom cabinetry manufacturer, uses lean techniques to optimize performance for high growth and efficiency. ...

... "We also conducted Kaizens, short bursts of activity that result in significant improvements with the team. The Kaizen process helped redefine the relationship and interaction between sales and drafting. Both departments now combine resources and steps, said Joseph Murcko, project manager for the Arizona MEP. " ...

Via Yahoo: Custom Cabinetry Company Builds with Lean ...

The Arizona MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce. The national MEP is a network of manufacturing extension centers that provide business and technical assistance to smaller manufacturers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Through MEP, manufacturers have access to more than 2000 manufacturing and business coaches whose job is to help firms make changes that lead to greater productivity, increased profits, and enhanced global competitiveness.

Lean Transformation: Ohio Growth Position ...

Manufacturing companies that have survived the downturn, through tranformation to lean practices, are in position to benefit during the current economic growth. ...

... "The region's survivors have learned to use the principles of lean manufacturing, which apply to small companies as well as big producers, said Steve Gage, president of MAGNET, a business consulting firm in Cleveland. Survivors have learned to differentiate themselves from competitors and to meet tight production schedules, he said. " ...

Lean Transformation: Ohio Growth Position: Via Beacon Journal: Stealthy success

Ohio has also benefited from a tax friendly business environment ...

OMA | Manufacturers Gather To Discuss State Policy: "Since the tax reform package was passed last June, companies around the state have announced plans for expansion and relocation. According to the Ohio Department of Development plans for new pharmaceuticals and metal products manufacturers and multi-million dollar expansions in numerous other companies in the state can be directly attributed to the state's new tax policy. "

Ohio manufacturing consortium forms Magnet ...



Magnet :: Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network: "Approximately 75 manufacturers from fifteen Northeast Ohio counties, as well as representatives from the Greater Cleveland Partnership, CAMP, Team NEO, NorTech and many others, spent more than a year developing a plan of action for manufacturing in Northeast Ohio. "

Ohio Department of Development supports business investment ...

Ohio Department of Development: STATE RECEIVES 60 APPLICATIONS FOR JOB READY SITES PROGRAM: "The JRS Program is a competitively funded program and was part of the $2 billion public works and economic development bond package initiative that was supported by Ohio voters last fall. The program will provide $150 million in grants to eligible and qualified applicants across the state, which are interested in developing job ready sites. There are five large-scale, high-impact project site categories that are eligible for funding under the program.



These categories include: mega manufacturing operations; technical center/research laboratories; manufacturing facilities; existing industrial buildings; and smart office complexes. Within three years after receiving a grant award, approved projects must receive certification from a third-party firm to verify the site has the necessary attributes to accommodate largescale end use development; the property will then be added to a statewide inventory of available sites. "

Lean Manufacturing Technician ...

Watlow Controls seeks electronic technicians with lean manufacturing experience ...

... "PURPOSE OF JOB - Directly involved in customer applications and engineering support. Troubleshoot and repair manufacturing defects, customer returned product, and engineering development. The individual must be a key participant in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing efforts. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Technician: vIA winonadailynews: Top Jobs: Technicians & Engineers

Lean Manufacturing: Printer Manufacturer Achieves Success ...

Z Corporation achieves industry recognition for its lean manufacturing implementation. ...

... "Dubbed the Nobel Prize of Manufacturing by BusinessWeek, the Shingo Prize is recognized as one of the premier manufacturing awards and recognition programs in North America for the practice of lean manufacturing, a process that eliminates waste wherever possible. Z Corp. is one of four 2006 Northeast Shingo Prize recipients. Z Corp. employs lean manufacturing tools and techniques such as single-piece flow, customer-driven production, standardized work, kanban systems, and a quality at the source approach to drive improvement efforts. Since 2003, Z Corp.'s lean manufacturing processes have enabled the company to increase factory output by 300 percent, employee productivity by more than 45 percent, and inventory turns by more than 50 percent while maintaining an on-time delivery rate of more than 95 percent.

Z Corp. practices lean manufacturing on multiple levels – first, through our internal achievements and second, by enabling our customers to streamline their own manufacturing cycles, said Mike Vogel, director of operations, Z Corporation. Our lean manufacturing commitment is an integral part of our commitment to helping companies bring better products more quickly to market. Bruce Hamilton, president of GBMP and administrator of the Northeast Shingo Prize, called Z Corp. a model for continuous improvement and world-class results. We congratulate the employees of Z Corp. for making the company a strong, world-class manufacturer in Massachusetts and on a job well done. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Printer Manufacturer Achieves Success: Via Z Corp: Z Corporation Recognized for Exemplary Lean Manufacturing Achievements ...

Lean Manufacturing Machine Tool Inspection Process ...

System enables machine tool inspection, contributing to lean manufacturing process. ...

... "Metrolosys allows manufacturers to use any probe-ready CNC milling machine in the same way they would utilize a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). This powerful CAD-based programming and reporting system for machined parts supports ISO 17025, ASME B5.54, and NIST traceability standards. Metrolosys provides independent volumetric error mapping, advanced high-speed probing methods, and automatically generates Inspection G-code. Metrolosys 9.5 ushered in a new era for Lean Manufacturing by reducing machine-tool downtime up to 75%. A user can program a CNC machine using a touch probe to measure a part, and can drastically reduce the process to less than 10 keystrokes when creating the part inspection G-code probing program. Metrolosys enables the machine tool to perform the inspection without tearing down the job for first article inspection or any other inspection requirement. After machining a part, it is already setup for in-place inspection, thus introducing a major contribution to the Lean Manufacturing process. CMM-type alignments of the machine tool to the machined part and its corresponding 3D CAD model are easily accomplished using Metrolosys. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Machine Tool Inspection Process: Via Creative Products Company: Metrolosys Inspection Software Under New Management of Creative Products Company: Aims-enabled Inspection Software Converts Machine Tools into Coordinate Measuring Machines ...

Lean Techniques Applied to Healthcare Services ...

... "Introducing digital x-ray facilities, robotic pharmacists or applying lean manufacturing techniques to pathology services all save money and provide a more efficient service to patients. " ...

Lean Techniques Applied to Healthcare Services: Via Medical News: NHS Confederation Responds To Job Losses In The NHS, UK

Kaizen Worker Lean Manufacturing System ...

Workers adopt kaizen principles and leverage in the lean manufacturing system. ...

... "San Pedro helped eliminate that tough weld by bringing in a robot to do the job. His focus on safety is part of the Toyota Production System at the Fremont plant. The so-called lean manufacturing system uses Japanese terms and culture to emphasize worker protection and efficiency in building cars.
San Pedro calls himself a kaizen worker ... " ...

Kaizen Worker Lean Manufacturing System: Via Alameda Times-Star: NUMMI always a step ahead when it comes to workers' health ...

Lean Manufacturing Specialist Job: New to Workforce ...

Charlie Mathews, Herald Times, explores the lean manufacturing efforts of Federal-Mogul Powertrain Systems, where jobs such as the lean manufacturing specialists are new to the workforce. ...

... "Michele Eichhorst is a lean manufacturing specialist, a job that didn't exist when she joined the workforce in 1981. She is helping to develop cells where multiple operations and inspections will be linked. The goal is to have cross-trained employees serve in any of the necessary tasks. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Specialist Job: New to Workforce: Via Manitowoc Herald Times: Ring maker's future looking rosy: Federal-Mogul plant celebrates 25 years of making piston rings in Manitowoc ...

SixSigma Master Black Belt Position Available: Quality Improvement Career ...

Position is available for a master black belt in Six Sigma ...

... "MASTER BLACK BELT: Lead the Six Sigma Program. Develop and conduct training plans; serve as the Six Sigma technical expert; maintain Six Sigma tool application and methodology integrity; benchmark Six Sigma best practices; ensure that projects are adequately scoped, assigned, and implemented; allocate GB and BB resources. LEAN EXPERT: Lead cross-functional teams to implement Lean solutions; contribute to the identification and prioritization of Lean opportunities; lead the analysis of root cause solutions; support the implementation of Lean metrics across sites; support the identification and documentation of best practices; support the development of training for value stream mapping and Lean Sigma tools. " ...

SixSigma Master Black Belt Position Available: Quality Improvement Career: Steelscape: Via The Daily News Online

Lean Manufacturing: Ford Continues Transformation ...

Ford made early progress on lean manufacturing, emulating Toyota's quality success, however market shifts continue. Isaac Cheifetz explores the challenges of the automotive industry to adapt to market forces and balance short-term profitability with long-term organizational design, as Ford announces its restructuring transformation. ...

... "Among U.S. auto companies, Ford has done the best job of changing to meet the future, embracing lean manufacturing techniques in the 1990s and producing the first hybrid SUV (the Escape). Yet it still finds itself cutting manufacturing capacity to reflect shrinking market share. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Ford Continues Transformation: Via Minneapolis-St.Paul Star-Tribune: Focus on short term hurt U.S. carmakers ...

Lean Manufacturing Job Classifications ...

Minimize number of job classifications to create lean manufacturing workforce ...

... "As part of the push toward Japanese-style lean manufacturing, Chrysler is laying off some skilled trade workers such as electricians and tool and die makers. It's also reducing the number of job classifications at many of it plants. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Job Classifications: Via The Detroit News: Chrysler cuts trade workers ...

Lean Manufacturing An overview of what it should include: "Technical and management support to resolve problems, Removal of indirect workers, broadening narrow job classifications and cross training, Keeping the responsibility with the originator, not the technical support functions ... "

Superfactory - best practices enabling lean manufacturing excellence: "When the machine stops often the worker just stands there waiting for maintenance. I have visited 250 plants in Japan and never recall seeing someone standing and just waiting. I have been to numerous American plants and always see the reverse. Some union plants have hundreds of job classifications protecting worker�s salaries but limiting flexibility to move people to where they are needed when they are needed.) "

Via IMPACT: Program Profile: Lean Manufacturing Transformation: "After LARA's work on the Presidential Commission on Aerospace, the US Department of Labor approached the program with a research grant to examine operations at Boeing/IAM St. Louis, where both union and employer agreed to compress approximately 47 job classifications and numerous sub-classifications into eight integrated categories. "

Kaizen Operations Manager Position Available ...

Operations management position requires kaizen experience ...

... "This is a role of tremendous scope and potential, reporting to the General Manager and leading a dedicated, multi-disciplined operations team covering manufacturing, logistics, planning and kaizen. You will be responsible for developing and implementing the strategic operations plan whilst introducing structural and cultural change in order to capitalise on rapidly evolving market opportunities. This will involve changing outmoded ways of thinking, encouraging open communication and initiative and leading a 500 strong workforce in the pursuit of greater profitability and performance. Key tasks will include establishing a zero PPM culture within the organisation and using TPS to drive standardised working practices. " ...

Kaizen Operations Manager Position Available: Via jobs.telegraph.co.uk: UK job vacancies, online job search ...

Six Sigma Process Redesign: Media Opportunity Agility

NBC leverages Six Sigma expertise to bring agility to its business processes in order to take advantage of new business opportunities. Ben Grossman explores the TV industry and how they are evolving their markets to drive growth, through new electronic channels of distribution. ...

... "The company has also hired an engineer trained in Six-Sigma, a quality-measurement and improvement program, whose job it is to redesign processes within the organization to deal with new-media opportunities. " ...

Six Sigma Process Redesign: Media Opportunity Agility: Via Broadcasting & Cable: The Business of Television: The New Deal: How TV executives will find digital dollars in the coming year ...

Lean Manufacturing: Chrysler Doing It Right ...

Lean manufacturing implementation at Chrysler Group positions it for success as its sister division must make hard choices. ...

... "New DaimlerChrysler AG CEO Dieter Zetsche defended job cuts at the company's Mercedes division, saying in an interview made available Saturday that the division could learn something about lean manufacturing from Chrysler Group. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Chrysler Doing It Right: Via The Charlotte Observer: Zetsche defends cuts, says Mercedes could learn from Chrysler

Additional resources on Chrysler lean manufacturing progress:

Lean Manufacturing, Kaizan, Kanban, Just In Time Articles: "Chrysler Group is moving up the rankings quickly, helped by a 9.5% improvement in engine productivity. Since 2001, the company has gained 19% in productivity across assembly, stamping and powertrain measures."

The Daimler-Chrysler Collision - Another merger in search of that elusive synergy By James Surowiecki: "And there is the hope that Chrysler's lean manufacturing style will help Daimler shake up a company that is still heavy with layers of middle management. Chrysler makes four times as many cars as Daimler with fewer than half the workers ... "

The Tale of a New Manufacturing Economy: "This adverse downturn was significant in another way. After years of denial, it drove many manufacturers, such as the US automotive industry, to become more productive by embracing the Toyota Production System (aka, lean manufacturing). After implementing lean, Chrysler raised its total productivity by over 7% last year ... "

Kaizen: Lean Staffing Techniques

In a competitive market, kaizen and lean staffing techniques can be a competitive edge. Marla Dickerson explores the techniques of cola maker Ajegroup who know how to compete in the marketplace. ...

... "Lean staffing is another cost-cutting tool. Spokesman Paredes said the company's modern equipment, coupled with so-called kaizen, or continuous improvement, techniques, have helped it reduce the number of workers on each of the Huejotzingo plant's seven production lines to eight, which he says is fewer than half that of a typical bottling facility. " ...

Kaizen: Lean Staffing Techniques: In Mexico, Taking Fizz Out of the Cola Giants - Via Los Angeles Times

Additional resources on lean staffing techniques:

Kaizen Rapid Process | Lean Thinking | Lean and the Environment | Via EPA: "Kaizen, or rapid improvement processes, often is considered to be the building block of all lean production methods. Kaizen focuses on eliminating waste, improving productivity, and achieving sustained continual improvement in targeted activities and processes of an organization. Lean production is founded on the idea of kaizen or continual improvement. This philosophy implies that small, incremental changes routinely applied and sustained over a long period result in significant improvements. "

Feature Article - Building Better Powertrains Through Lean Approaches at Toyota: "The addition of three machinists known as the 'kaizen team' swells the ranks to a grand total of 17. And this kind of lean staffing exists throughout TMMWV. Toyota can operate in this mode because of a single-minded pursuit of the lean practices of the Toyota Production System (TPS). "

Via OnDemandJournal: "There is no greater roadblock to continuous improvement than a person who is fighting to keep a job that's not needed, especially if he's in a management role. Since small businesses already have lean staffing, that's less likely to be a problem. "

Kaikaku: DoNotPlan DoIt ...

Kaikaku: Don't Plan, Just Do It ! ...

... "Kaikaku is about going for it, about not doing planning, about a preference for doing it now and reasonably rather than later (but perhaps never) even though it may be done better, about learning by doing, by trial and error. It is also about involvement on the shop floor by shop floor people. It is about real empowerment to just do it without asking for permission to make every little change. " ...

Kaikaku: DoNotPlan DoIt: Via Nestadt Consulting: Lean Business Specialists: Stormflow - A Kaikaku Kit ...



Kaikaku: "Kaikaku is radical improvement of any activity, in particular to remove waste (or muda). Thus, when approaching a problem situation, it might require radical improvement to start with (kaikaku), then be continuously improved (kaizen). "

Kaikaku: Kaikaku Twin Sister of Kaizen - Two Powerful Ways for World Class Competitiveness: "Kaikaku shakes us up and Kaizen allows us to put it back into order. It the combination of both these concepts that gives us personally satisfied lives and to have our companies more internationally competitive. "

Lean Manufacturing Training from the Centers for Applied Competitive Technologies: "on-the-job training and consultation specifically designed to prepare a core group of 20 employees with the knowledge and implementation and facilitation skills they will need to setup and work with production employees to implement KAIKAKU and KAIZEN events. KAIKAKU is Japanese that is roughly translated to mean Explosive Change. KAIZEN is Japanese meaning continuous improvement."

GM Job: Kaizen Experience ...

GM Job: Kaizen Experience: Via jobs.telegraph.co.uk

... "This will have involved leading a high-performance batch manufacturing business, in a 6 Sigma/Kaizen/Lean environment where best practice is the norm. Strongly service orientated and commercially astute, you will also have a highly visible and energetic management style. " ...

COO Brings Lean Six Sigma to the Job: France ...

COO Brings Lean Six Sigma to the Job: France: Via XL Generation: XL Generation Emerges Among the Leaders of the Playground Market, XL Turf Playground HIC 3 Selected by Decathlon Campus in France

... "Prior to joining XL Generation AG, Mr. Giguere was Vice-President, Navigation and Surgical Instruments Business Unit, of Orthosoft. From 2000 to 2003, he was General Manager of the supply chain and responsible for the strategic planning at Bell Canada. Mr. Giguere also worked during 14 years at Bombardier Aeronautics where he led several teams in the development and the implementation of strategic plans and lean manufacturing solutions, using Six Sigma and Kaizen approaches to enable improvements within the operations. He also coordinated the development phases of a new business jet with more than 20 worldwide partners. " ...

Design Engineer Job: Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology ...

Design Engineer Job: Six Sigma DMAIC Methodology: Via Renewable Energy Access: Lead Design Engineer, Location: Austin, Texas ...

... "Communicate, accelerate, and institutionalize process excellence and standardization at all levels; preferably with the use of Six Sigma DMAIC methodology; Identify and leverage best practices across functions and departments; Work with quality and operations teams to develop and utilize Six Sigma tools and methods; " ...

Value Chain Blueprint: BSC Alternative ...

Value Chain Blueprint: BSC Alternative: Overview on business process integration

... "a new approach to performance management, value chain blueprint (it does a better job in assessing intangible assets than balanced scorecard) " ...

Lean Manufacturing Training Position

Position available to provide lean manufacturing training. ...

Via JobServe: Lean Manufacturing Training Position ...

... "Our client is a standard setting Lean and Six Sigma industrial and business training consultancy with a passionate commitment to working at the cutting edge of organisational development. Due to rapid expansion our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to direct and manage the lecturing and product development team in the delivery and development of wide ranging, high level, training of in-company and public courses. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Delphi Methods

Delphi embraces Japanese methods of lean manufacturing to stay competitive. Louis Aguilar explores the job stress and uncertainty associated with the Delphi Corporation bankruptcy.

Lean Manufacturing: Delphi Methods: Via Detroit News: Delphi rattles salaried ranks ...

... "Delphi engineers say their insecurity and stress began to escalate about five years ago with the rise of constant training sessions in Japanese management practices such as lean manufacturing. The new methods require more rigorous number crunching and attention to detail than previous approaches, ... " ...

Quality Manager Position Available ...

Certified quality manager position available ...

Via MRINetwork - Yahoo HotJobs: Quality Manager, Lafayette, IN, Automotive, Six Sigma, LEAN Mfg. $80k - $90k ...

... "We are looking for a Six Sigma certified CQM that is looking for find the opportunity of a lifetime. We are solid, our product rocks and we need more from our Quality. " ...

HEI Position Supports Six Sigma Initiatives ...

Quality engineering job requires support of Six Sigma initiatives at HEI. ...

HEI Position Supports Six Sigma Initiatives: Via Winona Daily News: QUALITY ENGINEER ...

... "HEI, Inc. is looking for a dynamic leader to join its Victoria management team. This challenging role will drive the transition of our quality systems to meet the requirements of ISO 13485 and FDA QS Regulations for medical devices. In addition, this individual will support Lean and Six Sigma initiatives by overseeing FMEA, control plan and process validation activities for process improvements. This individual will lead continuous quality improvement efforts and manage the corrective action system. " ...

New Six Sigma Team: Job Opening

New Six Sigma Team: Job Opening: Via Here Is The City Careers: Six Sigma Coverage Officer ...

... "a leading international investment bank is looking to establish a small Six Sigma team in London to compliment their Six Sigma practice in New York. This practice is the firm's approach to enabling profitable growth through productivity improvements. It has been developed in response to the challenge of integrating knowledge worker productivity, client satisfaction and client profitability. " ...

Six Sigma Engineering TabletPC

Six Sigma Engineering TabletPC: Xplore’s Rugged Tablet PC’s Selected for Streamlined Service: The iX104C2D™ Tablet PC’s deployed by Shell’s engineering functions in the UK ...

... "One of the priorities for Shell’s Six Sigma project was to upgrade the engineering department from paper-based job scheduling and order entry systems to an electronic solution. Xplore’s iX104C2D Tablet PC systems were selected by Shell and recommended by EACS Ltd. with their development partner FluentIT Ltd. based on the overall ruggedness and functionality. The major hardware requirements for Shell’s application were robustness, large display size to view forms and drawings, true mobility and high-speed performance. Shell’s engineers are equipped with Xplore’s iX104C2D tablets with 512MB RAM, integrated GPRS, active X-dock vehicle dock and external USB keyboard. The tablets are sealed and protected, have ATEX and UL1604 certification for use in hazardous environments and provide over 30 unique rugged characteristics that counteract and minimize damage in harsh environments. Shell GAS provides gas delivery service as well as maintenance and installation service of gas vessels at customer sites. Xplore tablets are primarily used for engineering functions to maintain the vessels at the customer’s location, install new LPG vessels into new customer properties, and remove them when they are no longer needed. Engineers can complete orders onsite at the customer location and send finalized work order forms back to the office real-time. The original paper-based method, when documents were sent by fax or mail was slow; and the forms did not always include all the vital details. Utilizing the conditional format of the electronic forms, Shell GAS receives all the required data. Due to the streamlined process, the company achieves a higher level of customer satisfaction. " ...

Xplore Technologies Corp, founded in 1996, is an innovative leader in the rugged Tablet PC industry. Xplore, which is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSX: XPL, has offices in Austin Texas and Helsinki Finland. Its rugged iX104™ family of hardware solutions incorporate leading-edge technology, and are designed based on years of customer design input. Xplore’s diverse customer base comes from the public safety, retail and wholesale warehousing, utility, military, field service and transportation industries.

Lean Manufacturing Visual-Marking Requirements

Lean Manufacturing Visual-Marking Requirements: Via Daily News: AliMed adds DuraStripe to its workplace safety line ...

Lean Manufacturing techniques can be as simple as marking visual lines on the factory floor to accelerate the flow of materials, using products such as Durastripe. Visual markings are a direct contributor to an corporate 5S program ...

... "DuraStripe, DuraShapes and DuraSigns are all marking products designed to promote on-the-job safety through visual communication. DuraStripe offers a solution to any company's safety or 5S programs and enables businesses to meet their lean manufacturing marking requirements. " ...

Additional references for applications of visual-marking in the manufacturing environment and the visual 5S factory:

Lean Building Blocks: MAMTC LEAN: Manufacturing consulting company helping small to ... The intent of a visual factory is that the whole workplace is set-up with signs, labels, etc.

5S Supplies: Where would you use this floor marking tape? "A place for everything, ... of visual controls needs to be part of a much larger lean manufacturing effort. ...

5S | Lean Thinking | Lean and the Environment | EPA: 5S provides the foundation on which other lean methods, such as TPM, ... The Visual Factory: Building Participation Through Shared Information (Portland, ...

Visual 5S Case Study: Factory simulation, to introduce the team to lean manufacturing tools and the ... 5S and Visual Management. The aim was to introduce the team to a method of ...

Lean Manufacturing Opportunity ...

Lean Manufacturing Opportunity: Via EMSNow: Job Clustering - an untapped Lean Manufacturing opportunity ...

... "Lean manufacturing initiatives are focused on the elimination and/or minimization of non-added-value activities, materials and resources, which are viewed as waste. Many of the efforts focus on the material area, reducing inventory levels and minimizing the amount of in-process unfinished (or semi-finished) goods. " ...

Six Sigma Production Engineer Job

Via icNewcastle: Production Engineer

... "You will provide key expertise in analysing manufacturing performance and will define and implement manufacturing improvement. This will be delivered using Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodology. You will be a qualified engineer who can demonstrate excellent Project Management and Change Management skills, along with excellent communication skills. " ...

PokaYoke Error Proofing

Via Levinson Productivity Systems: Poka-Yoke (Error-proofing)

... "The idea is to prevent mistakes as opposed to relying on operator vigilence. (A work instruction that calls for operator vigilence is a sign that the job can be improved by error-proofing.) " ...