The first kaizen event I ever facilitated almost went sideways before lunch on day one. We had a cross functional…
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Ask ten plant managers what just in time inventory means and you will get ten slightly different answers. Most of…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
Ethan Caldwell writes on automotive manufacturing and lean plant operations for Speed-source.net, turning shop-floor processes into practical guides.
Every engineer who works to reduce downtime in manufacturing has a story that got them started, and mine began at…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
The first OEE calculation I ever presented to a plant leadership team made the room go quiet for all…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
Walk into any stamping plant and the first thing you notice is the rhythm. A big press cycles at a…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
The first time I walked a stamping line as a junior engineer, I assumed the press was the whole story…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
I have walked a lot of production floors over the years, and in almost every one of them, lean manufacturing…
Ethan Caldwell
Sep 29
"Every minute a line sits idle costs more than most plants realize. The best factories aren't the ones with the newest machines, they're the ones that measure, improve, and repeat."
Ethan Caldwell
