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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
I will not go into detail here, but TPM focuses on maximizing the up-time
of machines and depends heavily on operators to properly maintain their
equipment. Machine downtime impacts delivering product on time to
customers and drives unnecessary waste into the system. Train a trainer,
and then train employees.
Align Product Development/New Product
Launch with Lean Principles
Having been involved in many product launches during my career, I can-
not overemphasize the amount of waste, frustration, and eort that can
be saved by using a disciplined approach to new product development and
introduction. It is equally important to teach engineers Lea ...