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How Tribal Knowledge Can Undermine Your Manufacturing Business

by Sequence Maestro | Mar 5, 2022 | Digital Work Instruction Benefits, Employee Training, Production Process, Productivity, Tribal Knowledge

According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 25% of the manufacturing workforces is 55 or older. That statistic has remained stagnant for half a decade, and one of the reasons is, manufacturing companies simply can’t afford to lose the knowledge and expertise of...

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...