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Free Webinar- August 22nd : Understanding Root Cause Analysis

admin — Tue, 06 Aug 2013 14:55:20 +0000

Join us for our Free Webinar, Understanding Root Cause Analysis. Senior Consultant, Tony Mittiga, will provide an understanding of the basics of the root cause analysis process. We will cover key concepts and methodologies such as 5 Whys and Fishbone, developed to solve complex problems that can be applied within your organization. Learn tools and techniques to finding solutions, how to avoid common misuse of the process and how to use it for success in your organization.

August 22, 2013

1:00 pm EST

Understanding Root Cause Analysis- Watch Webinar

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:49:46 +0000

Tony Mittiga, provided an understanding of the basics of the

Root Cause Analysis Process.

He covered key concepts such as 5 Whys and Fishbone, that are used to solve complex problems and can be applied within your organization. Learn tools and techniques to finding solutions, how to avoid common misuse of the process and

how to apply it for success.

Watch Webinar Recording

North Carolina Textile Mill Goes Lean

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 04:28:19 +0000

Like many others in the US manufacturing sector, the domestic textile industry has certainly faced their share of challenges. Amid manufacturing job losses and budget cuts, one bright experience sheds some light on improving competitiveness. Here, this textile success story is attributed to lean manufacturing.

Focus:

Improve spinning yarn quality

Baseline Data:

Current process is creating “clubs” in the yarn
Lack of training and standard work procedures

Goal:

Reduce textiles knit stop levels and fabric defect levels by 15%

Approach:

5 Day R.I. Event/ Basics of Lean/ Cause & Corrective Actin/ Fishbone

Solutions for delivering results:

Created four fishbone diagrams on the top issues creation defects
Developed standard work procedures for all operators/ technicians
Established technician education sessions

Impact:

Developed standard work procedures for Operators/technicians resulting in an annual savings of $113,288.00 knit stop level and $31,283 annual savings for the defect level.