Use a White Board and Have a Stubborn Eraser!

The objective of your daily tactical meeting is to collaborate with your support resources in...

The Scope of Manufacturing: Manufacturing is all about using labor and equipment to convert raw materials into finished goods. Its sounds si...

How Did We Become So Irresponsible?

We need to understand that irresponsible manufacturing practices do not fall solely on the shoulders o...

The Answer to the Question is: "Me!" 

The answer to the question should always be: “ME, I’ll do it”!  And to explain exactly what I mean, l...

Recruiting is a Team Effort!

Human Resource Departments typically use multiple approaches to attract applicants. The most common approaches...

5S stands for Sort, Set-in order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain. These are the steps we use to clean up and organize an area in the factory...

Cost of Goods Sold is often referred to simple as COGS and it is what every factory is most concerned with financially. 

COGS has two compo...