Assessing a Factory: The FINAL FOUR and More

Within an hour, you can assess the success level of a factory. If you are invited to a manufacturing plant for any reason, for example as a ...

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Loving the PDCA Cycle

Love may be a strong word for a continuous improvement tool, but in this case, it is warranted. So what do I really love about the PDCA cycl...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage - Duluth Minnesota (Part II)

Unless you are from the Great Lakes region, you may not be aware of how lake freighter shipments across the Great Lakes support manufacturin...

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Exploring Our Industrial Heritage: Duluth Minnesota (Part I)

Situated on the north shore of Lake Superior at the westernmost point of theĀ Great Lakes, Duluth MN is the largest U.S. city on the lake. Th...

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How to Enforce your Work Rules

Leaders often ignore it when employees take process shortcuts. They think "no-harm, no-foul". In other words, they think that if the shortcu...

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How to Use the TEAM Approach for Interviews

The T.E.A.M.

So now that you have effectively screened your candidates; here are some interview question categories that you want to use wh...

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How to Walk the Shopfloor Floor with Intention

As a production Supervisor, walking the production floor is one of your most important tools for achieving results. This tool is sometimes m...

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