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Goulot d'étranglement

Optimizing performance despite bottlenecks

Nous avons vu dans notre article du 08/08/2022 Comment identifier goulot d’étranglement en production Nous allons voir aujourd’hui comment les directeurs des opérations peuvent ils gérer efficacement ces goulots d’étranglement ? ÉVITER LES GOULETS D’ÉTRANGLEMENT DANS LA FABRICATION ELLE-MÊME Sans aucun doute, la meilleure et la plus simple façon de

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logistical bottlenecks

How to identify a production bottleneck

A bottleneck is a blockage in the production chain. The bottleneck slows down production and limits the overall performance of a company's production flow. Today, every industrial company wants to increase uptime, reduce operating costs and boost productivity. However, bottlenecks

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Push-pull flow_SXE Consulting

Comparison of push and pull flow principles

Lorsque vous vous intéressez à l’optimisation de la production, vous entendrez rapidement parler des notions de flux poussé et flux tiré. Ces deux concepts sont au cœur de nombreuses stratégies de production, notamment dans le cadre du Lean Manufacturing, et leur compréhension est essentielle pour choisir la méthode la plus

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Deming wheel

the Deming wheel or PDCA

Continuous improvement is not really a method, but rather a state of mind based on the principles we have already discussed in our article of 08/2021. There are, however, a number of tools available to support this approach, such as PDCA PDCA: how to use the wheel

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The 7 MUDA

As we saw in our last article of 08/2021, KAIZEN is more a state of mind than a real method. However, the reduction of waste (MUDA) is a common thread in the continuous improvement approach. Muda is any activity that consumes resources without creating added value.

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Kaizen

Understanding Kaizen principles for improvement

To optimize your organization's performance, you have 2 choices: implement radical change, or make incremental improvements... In this second alternative, the principles of Kaizen will be extremely useful. How can you benefit from them? What is Kaizen? Born in Japan in the manufacturing industry,

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Lean Management

The first rule of lean manufacturing

Lean has its origins in Japan, in the Toyota production system, but few people remember the 14 rules that started it all, and particularly the first one, which I think is essential. Base your decisions on a long-term philosophy, even at the expense

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