http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/ Manufacturing and operations info to build your bottom line. en-us 2008-08-21T07:10:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/evaluating_kpis_featured_article_026574.html Key performance indicators (KPIs) are financial metrics and non-financial metrics that are used to help a business define and measure its progress toward its goals. KPIs are used in business methodologies to assess the current state of the business and... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-21T07:10:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/how_to_have_fewer_defective_finished_products_025890.html Introduction No one likes defective products, especially the manufacturers of those defective products. Making a product that no one is willing to buy means wasting precious resources of time, effort, and money with absolutely no prospect of return. Defective... Productivity DF 2008-08-21T07:00:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/how_to_cut_down_on_your_waste_025889.html Introduction In the manufacturing business cutting down on waste is really an easy of cutting down on wasted money. When you can cut down on wasted money, you see higher profits and higher profits mean taking your business to... Productivity DF 2008-08-20T06:55:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/dmaic_overview_featured_article_026573.html For over 20 years, Six Sigma has been one of the leading process improvement methodologies implemented by manufacturing firms and other businesses. A basic component of Six Sigma is DMAIC. DMAIC is a way to improve work processes by eliminating... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-20T06:40:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/evaluating_your_options_dmaic_dmadv_featured_article_026572.html Six Sigma is the process of evaluating and changing business practices and processes to make them more efficient and to reduce the amount of waste in the production process altogether. Six Sigma has two main ways it can be approached... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-19T07:30:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/hiring_freight_lines_to_ship_finished_products_025888.html Shipping your finished products to where they can be purchased by the consumer is obviously an important step in the manufacturing process. After all, the reason why you are in business is to make money and if you cannot... Hiring DF 2008-08-19T07:05:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/the_pros_and_cons_of_six_sigma_featured_article_026571.html Six Sigma is a methodology and approach used to implement lean manufacturing in a production process or service oriented business setting. There are many different reasons why people use Six Sigma and there are also many reasons why people say... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-18T11:40:45-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/software_options_to_help_you_establish_your_six_sigma_process_featured_article_026570.html Data collection is one of the most important parts of Six Sigma implementation in process improvement for businesses. It is very difficult to improve a process that you don't know much about and it is sometimes very difficult to know... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-18T11:23:29-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/implementing_six_sigma_featured_article_026569.html Introduction Welcome to the wonderful world of Six Sigma implementation! It is hard for those who know anything about Lean Manufacturing to be able to think of lean methodologies without thinking of Six Sigma. The Six Sigma method is both... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-18T10:45:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/implementation_roles_within_six_sigma_featured_article_026568.html Introduction In order to best create and follow through with the process of six sigma implementation, various members of the implementation team must take on specific roles. These specific six sigma roles and responsibilities have been given conventional martial arts... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-18T07:50:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/how_to_measure_and_chart_in_six_sigma_featured_article_026567.html Measurement is one of the most important parts of Six Sigma implementation. It is essential to have a uniform reporting and collection processes throughout the implementation so that the decisions made are actually based on accurate information. In other words,... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-18T07:20:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/best_management_systems_for_manufacturing_025887.html Manufacturing management systems are different for many reasons; one such reason is that because not all manufacturing plants are alike, it does not make sense that they all be managed in exactly the same way. With that said, there... Management DF 2008-08-18T06:45:00-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/evaluating_your_results_featured_article_026566.html After investing all of the time and effort into implementing a six sigma process or methodology, you will surely want to know how to effectively evaluate your results and use the most of the information that you have acquired. It... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-15T11:27:58-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/establishing_lean_manufacturing_goals_for_your_organization_featured_article_026565.html Lean manufacturing is much more than just a type of business; it is a way of thinking and a lifestyle for many different business owners. Becoming a lean thinker is easier than many people think and that is part of... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-15T11:14:04-06:00 http://businessknowledgesource.com/manufacturing/dmadv_overview_featured_article_026564.html Motorola developed the Six Sigma methodology in 1986 as a way to identify and remove errors and defects in the manufacturing and business processes. Since this time, Six Sigma has become of one the most popular business management strategies used... Extended Entries DF 2008-08-15T10:56:09-06:00