Inside Subaru’s Indiana Plant’s drive to become the fastest U.S. Automaker (Part 2) ...
Peek under the plant’s hood and you’ll see that the hidden engine that keeps Subaru humming is GE Digital. The plant uses GE’s iFIX industrial automation software to manage nearly every part of the plant. For instance, iFIX monitors sensors on each of the 1,400 factory motors that guide car bodies...
How Amada Miyachi America implemented the 6S system (Part 2)
Amada Miyachi America (AMYA) fully believes in lean principles and is willing to make a commitment to continuous improvement, so the company decided to adopt the 6S method to improve production efficiency. AMYA’s first step in implementing the 6S was to screen the workspace in the factory by creating a list...
Inside Subaru’s Indiana Plant’s drive to become the fastest U.S. Automaker (Part 1) ...
Subaru is known for making some record-breaking fast cars. But in an increasingly competitive car market, the Japanese manufacturer has decided it also needs to build cars faster — all while giving customers the ability to customize their ride. It’s a tall order. Subaru has committed to a tight 24-day turnaround...
Leaner than Lean: How digitalization transforms manufacturing (Part 2)
Inside the plant, custom kit carts are loaded with the components required for each step, arranged in the order they are used. This reduces unnecessary time and motion and also helps maintain quality standards by ensuring that no parts are forgotten during assembly. Sensors record how the carts are used, and...
Leaner than Lean: How digitalization transforms manufacturing (Part 1)
If you want to see the future of manufacturing, follow the Tama River about 45 kilometers upstream from Tokyo’s Haneda Airport to the GE Healthcare facility in Hino, Japan. Inside this outwardly conventional, low-rise suburban business complex is emerging the blueprint for the future of manufacturing, tweak by painstaking tweak. The...
How Amada Miyachi America implemented the 6S system (Part 1)
The 6S system is a modified version built on the principle of 5S with the 6th S being Safety. Developed by Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer at Toyota, the 6S is not only a way to optimize business performance but also ensure labor safety. 6S principles have recently been applied at...
10 Tips to a better value stream map (Part 2)
In this section, we will continue to explore the remaining 6 tips that can help you build a value flow diagram. 4. Assign a value stream map manager to lead the mapping effort. Input from team members and stakeholders is important, but appoint (or elect) one team member to draw the...
10 Tips to a better value stream map (Part 1)
Business is growing more competitive every day. In order to keep up with customer demand and expectations, companies are having to work faster and be more efficient than ever before. A VSM activity can help to identify and better coordinate operational teams and process segments that are integral to the overall...
Intertape Develops Leaders on the Plant Floor
At Intertape Polymer Group’s Blythewood manufacturing plant, self-directed work teams keep production flowing. Drop-in on Intertape Polymer Group’s manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina, and much of what you see on the shop floor won’t be surprising. For example, whiteboards located around the facility spelling out production targets and achievement toward...
Improve product quality for suppliers in the supply chain
Suppliers play an important role in the supply chain; In the complex environment of today’s supply chain systems, each relationship between customers and suppliers is more important than ever and becomes an important factor for success. What is supply development? Supply development is a form of stimulating strategy that works directly...
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