Tag: TPM
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TPM in Administrative Areas
For companies to achieve the overall goal of continuously reducing costs while simultaneously improving the quality of their products and services, effective administrative support is essential. Unlike production, administrative departments (purchasing, administration, engineering, HR, etc.) do not directly add value. What is required is…
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TPM and Human Resources: Can we think one without the other?
As we move towards implementing an integrated management system like TPM (or TPS, or Lean Manufacturing, etc.), people must become both thinkers and doers of the process. However, this transformation into “TPM workers” doesn't have to be the sole responsibility of the Human Resources department. Management…
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The fifth and final “S” of personal and organizational effectiveness: SHITSUKE (part 6)
Over several sessions, we've explored the main characteristics of the 5S methodology. As we've seen, it's a simple method, but when applied correctly, it has a profound impact on both personal and organizational life. Today, we'll discuss the last of the "S's," which we call "Discipline," HABIT, or, depending on the terminology…
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The fourth “S” of personal and organizational effectiveness: SEIKETSU (part 5)
The first three S's—Organization/Sorting, Order, and Cleanliness—are activities. That is, they require specific behaviors and "things to do" in our work environment. Today we'll address the fourth S, known as SEIKETSU, which could be translated as STANDARDIZED CLEANING or simply STANDARDIZATION. It basically consists of applying, replicating, and maintaining what has been done...
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The third “S” of personal and organizational effectiveness: SEISO (part 4)
We have developed the first and second "S"s of organizational effectiveness. These are five keys to continuous improvement whose outstanding results have been demonstrated for 30 years. In the first "S," SEIRI, we separated what is not necessary for daily operations, and then, by applying SEITON, we began to organize the rest…
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The second “S” of personal and organizational effectiveness: Seiton (part 3)
Perhaps we're familiar with situations like not being able to find the key to a cupboard where we keep the papers we need, or finding all sorts of tools in our toolboxes except for the one we urgently need to repair a broken machine. Perhaps it's common to send someone else to look for something and wait a very long time…