Manufacturing Excellence

A comprehensive resource hub covering critical aspects of enhancing manufacturing operations, including lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, culture and employee engagement, and practical insights. This carefully curated collection of subcategories aims to provide readers with knowledge and strategies to drive efficiency, productivity, and overall excellence in their manufacturing processes.

pareto chart, pareto graph
Continuous Improvement
Bryan Sapot

What is a Pareto Chart?

What is a Pareto Chart Used For? The purpose of the Pareto Chart is to visually illustrate the most important factors of a particular issue.

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manual reporting
Manufacturing Excellence
Bryan Sapot

Why is Manual Reporting Not Lean?

Manufacturers put time & effort into implementing Lean, yet manual reporting is not Lean. Hundreds of hours are spent on reporting data. THIS IS NOT LEAN.

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machine downtime, machine downtime tracking excel
Continuous Improvement
Bryan Sapot

How To Analyze Machine Downtime?

Benefits of Tracking Equipment Downtime You have machines on your plant floor. Sometimes they are up and sometimes they are down. Hopefully, when you expect

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