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Ask a production manager how many working methods there are in his factory, and he will say: one. Then ask three operators from three different shifts and you will get three different answers. How do you prevent significant differences in methodology and quality?
Read more : Five shifts, five methods: the invisible cause of quality variation
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Almost every production manager is familiar with this pattern: something goes wrong, you perform a Root Cause Analysis (RCA), adjust the procedure, and add a checkpoint. A few weeks later, someone is back at your desk with the same problem. The checklist has grown longer, but the downtime has not decreased. How do you resolve this?
Read more : Why do malfunctions keep recurring and how do you resolve this?
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Many organizations know they need to address knowledge retention. The expert who has been on the line for thirty years is retiring soon. Yet, the project keeps being postponed because where do you actually begin? And who has time for such a massive project? What they don't know is that it can actually be very easy. With a small step and a predictable end result. We explain how.
Read more : Is Knowledge Retention a Massive Project? Not This Way
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When you introduce a new system on the shop floor as a production manager or team leader, there is often resistance. And you should be very pleased about that. It is, in fact, a sign that your people are thinking and are engaged. You can utilize that for a successful implementation. How do you approach this? We explain it here.
Read more : Your operators are skeptical about ELICIT. And here is why that is a good sign
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Is ELICIT the solution to your problem? Find out with these three questions ELICIT performs exceptionally well for specific knowledge challenges. However, this does not apply to every situation or organization. When is ELICIT the right fit for your challenge? These three questions will make it clear. Question 1: Is your process knowledge in people’s […]
Read more : Is ELICIT the solution to your problem? Find out with these three questions
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Poka, EZ GO, ManualMaster, and ELICIT: What is the difference? Knowledge management tools all promise the same thing: capturing knowledge, supporting operators, and accelerating training. But how do they actually differ? And which problems do they solve for you? We discuss three well-known solutions (POKA, EZ GO, and ManualMaster) and compare them with ELICIT. First […]
Read more : Poka, EZ GO, ManualMaster, and ELICIT: What is the difference?
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You have the experts, but do you have the knowledge? You have fifteen operators on the floor. Three of them have been working there for more than twenty years. And yet, the line comes to a standstill as soon as that one operator—let’s call him Jan—is not there. How is that possible, with all that […]
Read more : You have the experts, but do you have the knowledge?
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Why your expert cannot transfer what he knows (and how to succeed anyway) Jan has 28 years of experience on the extrusion line. By now, he can identify a bad batch simply by the sound of the machine. How? He cannot explain it, but thanks to this intuition, he regularly prevented downtime. Next year he […]
Read more : Why your expert cannot transfer what he knows (and how to succeed anyway)
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Why an Excel sheet with malfunctions and solutions is NOT knowledge management You have an Excel file containing malfunctions and solutions. A list that has grown over the years, supplemented every time something went wrong. It feels as if you are capturing knowledge, as if you are making your organization less vulnerable. Unfortunately, the reality […]
Read more : Why an Excel sheet with malfunctions and solutions is NOT knowledge management
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The silver tsunami is hitting your factory too: what now? You have known it for a while. In eight months, he will be retired. ‘Henk’, who has worked on line 3 for 38 years. Henk, who knows with a single glance at the dashboard whether the mixer is set correctly. Who can tell you within […]
Read more : The silver tsunami is hitting your factory too: what now?
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Your experienced operator is a bottleneck for your company (and this is why) They are walking your shop floor: those few senior operators who know the machines like the back of their hand. If something goes wrong, their phone rings. Great to have such experienced people, right? Yes, until they leave, fall ill, or retire. […]
Read more : Your experienced operator is a bottleneck for your company (and this is why)
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Are your new operators still not independent after 6 months? Here is how to solve it Your best operator is constantly interrupted by new colleagues. The same questions, the same explanations. Every single time. He no longer gets to his own work and, even worse, the new operators remain dependent on him. How does this […]
Read more : Are your new operators still not independent after 6 months? Here is how to solve it