by Epicor, on Aug 28, 2023 11:58:06 AM
Poka-yoke is a Japanese term for mistake-proofing, derived from the Japanese words yokeru (avoid) and poka (mistakes). Famously popularized by the influential Toyota Production System, poka-yoke refers to any mechanism …
Read Storyby Epicor, on Aug 14, 2023 11:37:00 AM
For sports fans, trust the process is a familiar phrase that has been popularized in recent years as a kind of tongue-in-cheek nod to the long-term team-building strategy of the …
Read Storyby Epicor, on Jul 28, 2023 11:07:21 AM
One of the most meaningful advantages of the new generation of connected process control solutions—and the lean manufacturing environments they power—is the paradigm-shifting level of complete traceability that manufacturers can …
Read Storyby Epicor, on Jul 10, 2023 8:43:08 AM
Today, growing numbers of manufacturers are embracing the power and possibilities of connected process control technologies and using innovative new solutions to transform their production environments. The best of these …
Read Storyby Epicor, on Jun 23, 2023 2:56:40 PM
Manufacturers can use new tech tools to focus on continuous improvement Successful manufacturers are almost always those who are unafraid to take a hard look in the metaphorical mirror and …
Read Storyby Epicor, on Jun 16, 2023 4:48:48 PM
The justified excitement around connected factories, the impact of innovative new technology in production environments, and the powerful capabilities of connected process control has growing numbers of manufacturers looking to …
Read Storyby Epicor, on May 18, 2023 10:14:39 AM
How a no-code/low-code approach is driving plant floor solutions In this transformative moment, as manufacturers move to Industry 4.0, powered by IoT, smart factory solutions and big data analytics, new …
Read Storyby Epicor, on May 9, 2023 3:12:33 PM
Accelerate error-proofing goals in your assembly process. First pass yield is a metric that measures the percentage of quality units produced at the end of a manufacturing or assembly process, …
Read Storyby Josh Easterling, on May 19, 2022 6:06:37 PM
When production operators work the pack-out stations, I consider that to be one of the most crucial check points for your parts. If you think about it, those operators are …
Read Storyby Tina Kennedy, on Oct 21, 2020 8:15:41 AM
Lean manufacturing principles have long been implemented and improved upon since the 1930s, following World War II, when Kiichiro Toyoda and Taiichi Ohno, first introduced process flow innovations and the …
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