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Win with TWI or lose without it!

Win with TWI or lose without it!

By Jim Huntzinger • on December 11, 2008

What does TWI (Training Within Industry) have to do with the current economic issues? Well, it can have a very positive impact for firms struggling with the current business conditions. Whether times are prosperous or not, any business can benefit from: improving output per employee, resolving people

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Standard work: The basis for continuous improvement

Standard work: The basis for continuous improvement

By Mark Steward • on December 11, 2008

If you were to ask an operator or even some leaders what standard work meant to them, you may get responses such as “standard operating procedures”, “work Instructions” or “check sheets”

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The U.S. should focus on lean before bailouts!

The U.S. should focus on lean before bailouts!

By David McDonald • on December 10, 2008

How many factories have you walked into and thought, “Wow, these guys could use some lean manufacturing processes in order to improve their services and reduce costs?” How many times have you had a supplier that produced a good product but had cost problems, quality issues or service issues? Before

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