Lean Manufacturing Blog / Quality Management

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 …

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Topics:OpinionLean ManufacturingDigital Work InstructionsQuality ManagementKittingConnected Process Control

by 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 …

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Topics:Lean ManufacturingDigital Work InstructionsQuality ManagementConnected Process ControlOperator Training

by 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 …

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Topics:TechnologyLean ManufacturingIndustry 4.0Quality ManagementConnected Process Control

by 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, …

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by Epicor, on Apr 16, 2023 2:00:30 PM

Boost new efficiencies, enhance operational excellence, and improve quality. Often in industry there are inherent tensions between complexity and simplicity, sophistication and clarity, and customization and standardization. Tools and technologies …

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by Tina Kennedy, on May 13, 2022 3:49:17 PM

Some people might say that the tried and true method of training new operators is to have them shadow a veteran employee. But what if there's no one with the …

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Topics:OpinionIndustry 4.0Digital Work InstructionsQuality Management

by Tina Kennedy, on Mar 24, 2022 5:18:15 PM

Modern societies have digitally transformed over the past three decades at exponential rates. In the 90s there were approximately 11 million cell phone users and according to Statistica, that number …

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Topics:TechnologyOpinionIndustry 4.0Manufacturing CultureQuality Management

by Dan McKiernan, on Jan 25, 2022 5:06:45 PM

Vehicle Assembly has come an awfully long way since the days of Henry Ford. While Ford famously innovated with breakthrough ideas that have shaped manufacturing assembly lines for over a …

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Topics:Industry 4.0Manufacturing Integrated PlatformQuality ManagementVehicle Assembly

by 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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by Tina Kennedy, on Mar 12, 2020 11:10:09 AM

Lean manufacturing is a management philosophy that provides tools and processes designed to eliminate waste from the manufacturing process, resulting in greater efficiency, efficacy and profitability for the organization. Those …

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Our team is a creative bunch that loves learning and pushing the limits to find the best solutions for today's lean manufacturers.  Internal discussions at the office might range from new features that manufacturing process control software should have to machine learning, blockchain technology, or what the future of AR on the plant floor looks like. Check out our blog for opinions, news and trends that we find interesting and think you might too!