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Have you Mapped Your Value Streams?
An often overlooked and underutilized lean tool is the value stream map (VSM). In simple terms, the VSM provides a “30,000-foot view” of the flow of goods from supplier to customer through your organization. The primary purpose…
Read MoreQuality Core Tools – Not Just for Automotive
The “Quality Core Tools” are considered a standard throughout the automotive industry but the tools are not just for automotive companies. The five tools that are used throughout a product’s lifecycle, from development to…
Read MoreGiving Your Team Wings (Even if they don’t play basketball)
Written by Tim Waldo and originally posted on his LinkedIn Blog Watching players on a basketball team jumping into the air doesn’t sound all that amazing nor the least bit inspiring. After all, that’s sort of what they do.…
Read MoreCustomer Highlight | White Oak Stave LLC
Waymon Scroggs looks at his job as “more of a craft, than it is a vocation.” Scroggs is plant manager of White Oak Stave, LLC., a sawmill business in Medon, Tenn. that has operated since 1962. In 2004, it was bought by…
Read MoreThe Value of a Work Ethic Diploma
By Kenny Smith, Solutions Consultant Workforce is the number one priority on many, if not most, manufacturers' minds these days. Would you like employees who have a proven record of showing up on time, everyday? …
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