Category: knowledge
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PDCA Cycle
PDCA Cycle ← Back to Blog A staple of any variation of institutional quality control methodology, the PDCA Cycle is a simple yet effective tool to plan and differentiate the steps of continuous improvement on a per-project basis. The PDCA Cycle is an iterative tool that is commonly used in the Six Sigma and Total…
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Productivity Monitoring
Productivity Monitoring ← Back to Blog What is Productivity Monitoring? Knowing how productive your employees are is good. But being able to collect data and use it to optimize your production is nothing short of excellent. Productivity monitoring helps people track their goals and understand the inner workings of their operations while empowering workers through…
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Six Sigma
Six Sigma is a management philosophy with the goal of reducing quality defects in production processes using a broad variety of statistical analysis “tools” and techniques. It is a robust methodology that borrows elements from other manufacturing methodologies, such as Lean, Agile Manufacturing, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), and the relatively similar (but functionally distinct!) Lean…
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Total Quality Management
Total Quality Management (TQM) is an ongoing process of continually improving the quality of internal operations and processes by recognizing, mitigating, and eliminating errors.
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Industry 4.0
← Back to Blog Industry 4.0 “Industry 4.0” is a nickname for our current age of digital technology in industrial manufacturing. Characterized by a collaboration of human and autonomous labor, the fourth industrial revolution grew from beyond early computer capability, fully distinguishing itself as a new wave of manufacturing beginning around the early 2000s. It…
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ISO 9000 Standards
ISO 9000 Standards ← Back to Blog What are the ISO 9000 Standards? The ISO 9000 standards are a group of voluntary Quality Management Systems (QMS) created by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The standards are created and maintained by professionals from all over the world dedicated to creating efficient and continuously improving quality…
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Flexible Manufacturing System
Flexible Manufacturing System ← Back to Blog What is a Flexible Manufacturing System (FMS)? A flexible manufacturing system is a methodology that enables companies to be flexible in the face of changes like market demand, manufacturing challenges, or opportunities for innovation. Whether these changes are predictable or not, FMS companies quickly shift their production to…