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(Field notes)
Automation
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Choosing your first robotic cell: five questions to ask vendors
Before comparing robots, compare assumptions. Five questions that expose an optimistic proposal.
Data
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From spreadsheets to MES: a practical rollout plan
Most MES projects stall after the pilot line. A sequence that keeps the second and third lines moving.
People
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Lean is a habit, not a project: training your floor leads
Improvements fade when the project team leaves. Floor leads are the ones who make them stick.
Operations
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Why your OEE number is lying to you
Three common ways OEE gets calculated that hide the losses you most need to see.
Strategy
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The first two weeks of a plant audit: what we look at first
Where we spend the first two weeks on a new floor, and why we rarely start with the equipment.
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