Since its introduction in the 1950s in an emergent Japan, Root Cause Analysis (RCA) has been the go-to solution to finding underlying causes of problems and fixing them permanently. Simply put, it pinpoints the root of the problem to solve and prevent it from happening again. The process is simple at its best. The simplistic nature and ease of implementation is perhaps what makes RCA so
Manufacturing Productivity Supports The Reshoring Trend Reshoring will become a dominant trend in US manufacturing. This transition will strain existing machine, supply chain and labor bottlenecks, and necessitate the need for manufacturers to “do more with less”, and upgrade their manufacturing productivity. Companies that successfully execute this transformation, will leapfrog their competitors, and reap the benefits of lower transportation costs, shorter lead times, and more effective JIT
LEAN manufacturing, a methodology for applying continuous improvement principles, is perhaps the single biggest profit driving initiative that a typical manufacturing organization can undertake. Most companies possess significant latent manufacturing capacity, the unleashing of which results in a “LEAN Virtuous Cycle” of lower operating costs, leading to more business, which in turn leads to lower operating costs. This, combined with a relentless application of LEAN and Six