Category: Production – Page 4
School Days
It’s back to school time again. Chances are that many of you have sons, daughters, nephews, nieces or other youngsters in
Two Cents Worth
Henry Ford invented the Toyota Production System 100 years ago when Toyoda Automatic Loom Works was still a dream. His book,
On Demand Manufacturing
My grandkids called the other night asking if I could pick them up from school the next day. Easy question. Of
You’re Gonna Need a Smaller Boat
In Jaws, when they see the shark, Brody turns to Quint and says “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
Some manufacturers
Are you doing the rite thing?
Zig Ziglar used to tell a story that I’ve adopted for my workshops. It seems a family was all together
Timing is Money
All spending must be expected to bring in more than goes out or there is no reason for doing it.
PACK EXPO 2012
In my 35 years in the industry I have seen a number of instances where simple modifications to the package
PACKAGING LINE
When designing a new packaging line, it is important to get samples of all the components as early as possible.
STILL MADE IN THE USA
One of my pet peeves is politicians (who should know better) and others (who listen to politicians) talking about how
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