Previously in my career I worked as a Project Manager for a large project-based business. Our product was amusement rides, and we had the tallest, fastest and coolest roller coasters on the planet! Each of these…
Keeping a Watchful Eye on your Project Gauges
Open Book Management at Setpoint
Setpoint Systems, Inc. is an open book company, which means we open our books to our employees. Every Monday at 1:00 pm we gather together to see how the prior week went financially. It’s been…
Why Lean Automation?
I’ve been in the Industrial Automation business for over 15 years now and have seen quite a swing in the way manufacturers produce their products. About 12 years ago I was working for a major…
Going Beyond Mass Production to Lean Systems
How are you going to take your business into the future? How will you compete with price-cutting competitors? How will you reduce overhead costs and increase profits? Every business struggles with these same questions. The…
Lean Thinking in Industrial Automation
Begin by determining what is valuable to the customer from their perspective. The next step is to map out all necessary steps to achieve the value stream. Then make sure the parts flow through the…