Search Results for 'Lean Printing'
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Omet focusing on multi-process presses, Lean printing
May 22, 2012
The Omet Group’s turnover in 2011 was the highest its ever been – $89 million, of which $64 million came from the company’s machines division, which is responsible for the production of narrow and mid-web printing presses and tissue…
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Don’t go Lean
Tom Southworth || April 19, 2012
That got your attention, didn’t it? What on earth do I mean, don’t go Lean?
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Gemba walks
Tom Southworth || March 8, 2012
Let me start off by asking you a question. Have you heard of the word gemba before and, if you have, what does gemba mean to you? Gemba is a Japanese word that means the real or actual place. Walking the gemba, the real or actual place, is a k…
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The Value of a Value Stream Map
October 4, 2011
Everything you do, from door to dock, is what makes up your value stream.
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Flexo Press Economics
April 11, 2011
New press technology and Lean practices are cutting down time, labor and waste - and growing profits.
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Muda, mura, muri
November 11, 2010
Over the past few years we've tackled what is considered to be the major focal point of any Lean enterprise: the complete elimination of waste. These wastes, for any manufacturing environment, are often expressed with an easy to remember acronym-cum-…
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Quality Toolkit
March 6, 2009
Abraham Maslow once said, "When the only tool you have is a hammer, all problems begin to resemble nails." In today's bleak economic environment, many people are armed only with a hammer and are tempted to start swinging away at the myriad of problem…
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Kanban
January 15, 2008
It happens every time I visit a client. "Here's our kanban", they exclaim and I, naturally, start looking around for a card, or a sign, or a signal of some sort. In other words, I start looking for a kanban. When I ask where this mysterious kanban is…
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Treasure Maps
September 27, 2007
Last issue we explored the subject of waste and how easy it can be to get started on eliminating much of the wastes that exist in print shops today. The key, if you remember, is that in order to eliminate these wastes you must first be able to see th…
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