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Visualize It: Visual Work Instructions Drive Lean Manufacturing Success

by Sequence Maestro | Feb 26, 2025 | Digital Transformation, Digital Work Instruction Benefits, Lean Management, Production Process, Productivity

Those of us in the lean manufacturing world know it’s a fast-paced one where being efficient reigns. Every step made, every action taken must be optimized to eliminate waste and maximize value. Like an email or a text message, traditional text-heavy work instructions...

TWI + VWIS: A Winning Formula for Manufacturing Success

by Sequence Maestro | Feb 21, 2024 | Employee Training, Digital Work Instruction Benefits, Lean Management, Production Process, Productivity, Tribal Knowledge

Training within industry or TWI is quickly becoming a buzz word across a variety of industries, including manufacturing, but the concept itself is not new. TWI was developed during World War II to enable US companies to hire and train new workers to replace those who...

Doing the Gemba Walk Redux

by Sequence Maestro | Oct 27, 2021 | Digital Work Instruction Benefits, Lean Management, Production Process, Productivity

There was a time when emails from manufacturing engineers commonly had “green belt” or “black belt” in the signature, referring to the sender’s level of training in the Six Sigma continuous improvement process. While the titles have become passé and do not appear in...