Kaizen Best Practices

It's a challenge finding the right balance of kaizen efforts for products and processes. Here are some thoughts on best practices. ...

... "By thinking about the production process at the same time the product design is being evaluated, it's possible to optimize both. The second step is to lay out the process on paper and consider the different ways that it might be conducted. " ...

Via Reliable Plant: Review of kaizen practices

SixSigma Supports Capacity Increase at Dow

Dow Chemical leverages Six Sigma to optimize its production operations through less capital-intensive solutions to capacity. ...

... "Mady Bricco, global product director, Propylene Oxide and Propylene Glycols: To meet rising demand, we will expand our PG production at Stade through two expansion projects and have optimized operations at our other facilities, through Six Sigma, technology enhancements, process automation and other improvements. We are pleased that we were able to identify these low-capital solutions to meet our customers' demands and support the growth of downstream businesses. " ...

Via Dow Chemical: Dow Announces Increased Global PO and PG Capacity