May 28, 2019 By: Ben P. Stein This is the International Year of the Periodic Table, and while I’ve been (accurately) accused of being a physics fanboy, I’m here to tell you that this famous chart isn’t just about physics, chemistry […]
May 28, 2019 By: Ben P. Stein This is the International Year of the Periodic Table, and while I’ve been (accurately) accused of being a physics fanboy, I’m here to tell you that this famous chart isn’t just about physics, chemistry […]
Cost, Efficiency and Continuous Improvement Programs for Operational Excellence. Manufacturers that are focused on becoming more successful continually find ways to improve, whether this means increasing productivity, reducing waste and environmental impact, or increasing speed and responsiveness. The result is […]
Lean identifies and eliminates waste while delivering dramatic results through continuous improvement. WMEP’s approach, Lean Transformation, renders immediate results by combining several Lean tools for maximum effect. Lean Transformation also sustains improvement by building a Lean Culture and converting employees […]
Uncover waste and find out how to best streamline your manufacturing and office processes. VSM, allows you to take a high-level view of your process or value stream — then diagnose problems and implement changes — is the best way […]
Quick Changeover, also referred to as SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies), is a lean manufacturing technique designed to improve your efficiency in your manufacturing procedures. Your organization will learn quick changeover/setup reduction methodologies and practice the set-up reduction principles […]
Extend Equipment Life and Productivity with TPM One of the critical building blocks of the Lean process, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is an easy-to-implement system that allows you to increase your equipment’s capacity by 25%-60%, reduce maintenance costs by 10%-50%, […]
Is your company really good at solving problems because you get a lot of practice solving the same problem over and over again? Do you struggle with high variability/scrap, recurring issues, or inefficient business processes? Do you have customer that […]
Plant & Facilities Layout: Creating a Lean Layout One of the Eight Wastes of Manufacturing is Excessive Transportation. It’s doubly difficult to create a lean manufacturing environment if the physical plant layout you’re working in causes excessive movement of materials […]
Quick Response and Lean Manufacturing High Mix Low Volume (HMLV) Manufacturers continually feel the pressure of increased raw materials cost, foreign competition and customer demands for lower prices and more value. Some have managed to reduce cost, improve throughput, and […]
Cell Flow Manufacturing Offers Focused Improvement. Experience a sudden, powerful change in a focused production area when you apply WMEP’s Cell Flow Manufacturing. You will operate leaner and more effectively. Cell Flow is an approach that helps build a variety […]