Each year at Setpoint as we begin the New Year we go through the 5 S process in our office. We sort through everything at our desks, the shop, closets, and in the office in…
Our Annual 5 S Lean Cleanup
Our thoughts on the D'Addario Video
D’Addario has seen a lot of changes in the last two years. They have embraced lean by cutting inventory, stream lining the factory operations, implementing new technology, and saving jobs. The company has installed automation…
Our thoughts on the D'Addario Video
D’Addario has seen a lot of changes in the last two years. They have embraced lean by cutting inventory, stream lining the factory operations, implementing new technology, and saving jobs. The company has installed automation…
5 S Process in an Assembly Shop
Recently we talked about the 5 S process developed from the Toyota Production System. We made a video and put it out on YouTube to walk through our shop and show how the 5 S…
Sustain - the Fifth "S" of the 5 S System
If you have gone to all the work of setting up the system you must sustain or even improve on it to keep the system working properly. Things change and you need to be flexible.…