Single Minute Exchange of Die (abbreviated SMED) is one of the many lean manufacturing techniques designed to speed up product switching processes and decrease wasteful manufacturing practices. SMED is essential in increasing productivity while reducing waste levels in manufacturing operations.Shige...Read more

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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), in contrast with reactive maintenance, which waits until equipment breaks before taking action, takes preventative steps to boost machine performance and prevent slowdowns, defects, or speed losses. TPM strives to maximize machine utilization while decreasing dela...Read more

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Lean Principles are a Scrum project management methodology that promotes waste elimination. While initially developed for manufacturing purposes, these principles have since found widespread application within service delivery.Lean begins by identifying value. Any process or activity that doesn't ad...Read more

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Six Sigma employs statistical tools and techniques to enhance processes for greater accuracy. Teams equipped with special training carry out this methodical improvement strategy.Friedrich Gauss' work established the bell curve that forms one of the fundamental pillars of Six Sigma theory.DefineSix S...Read more

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