Author: John Henry – Page 7
QUALITY ASSURED
Quality is the absence of variation. Any variation from the optimum represents lost quality. Minimum and maximum specifications do not
LABEL ISSUES
When problems occur with labeling, some of us have a tendency to blame the machine and start adjusting. True, there
VACUUM SUCTION CUPS
PT Barnum is supposed to have said that there is a sucker born every minute. Judging by how frequently suckers
HAND KNOBS AND LEVERS
Packaging machines use lots of hand knobs and hand levers to facilitate adjustment. To some extent I find them incorrectly
CALCULATING DOWNTIME’S COSTS
A couple weeks ago I discussed why it is critical to know your costs of downtime. https://packagingindustry.www.fraingroup.com/2011/10/05/know-your-costs/. It is an
KNOW YOUR COSTS!
Whenever I speak, as I did at PackExpo last week, I always ask for a show of hands of those
THE VISUAL FACTORY
Michel Greif’s 1991 book The Visual Factory is a classic that everyone should read. Read it or not, the concept
Standing in Line, Learning Quality
Can you learn quality while standing in line? Sure. Just watch how McDonalds makes french fries.
McDonalds’ fries are loved
Little Things Count
Early on Henry Ford directed that all parts and materials would be priced to 4 decimal places. He figured, correctly,
Be A Troubleshooting Shark
Fixing a machine problem can sometimes take minutes. Finding it can take hours, sometimes days. One of my clients recently
Sustainability: More than Just Greed?
Sustainability is the buzzword these days. Many companies use it to help sell their products. Case in point: I recently
Imagination. More Important than Knowledge?
Einstein reputedly said “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
Long industry experience leads me to agree with him on this.