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The Pragmatic (and Effective!) Approach to Lean
You’ve had a horrible experience with lean before, even after being told it’s supposed to make your life easier. These…
In-House Manufacturing Analysis Saves Food Company Millions
“As a small manufacturer, we were faced with a challenge. We were launching an innovative new product and debating about…
Achieving DFARS/NIST Compliance
This CIFT success story was originally published by NIST. Founded in Findlay, Ohio in 1979, MLS Systems is a manufacturer…
Lean Benefit #3: Safety
In this lean blog series so far, we’ve identified and discussed two benefits of implementing lean into your manufacturing production:…
Staying Competitive Through Product Development
What is Product Development? Many companies may treat product development as if it is similar to manufacturing, however the two…
Manufacturing Month – Celebrating Manufacturing in Ohio
Manufacturing Month has “formally” ended, but the conclusion of the month does not mean the fun ends! Ohio is a…
Lean Benefit #2: Organization/Cleanliness
Lean manufacturing is getting your production to run as efficiently and effectively as possible. In order to do so, it…
Lean Benefit #1: Eliminating Wastes
The heart of lean is eliminating wastes in all aspects of manufacturing. In lean, waste is defined as anything that…
3 Benefits of Implementing Lean into Your Manufacturing Production: A Blog Series
When you look up the definition of lean manufacturing, you’ll get a lot of results, but in summary the focus…