Increasing productivity

The importance of lean continuous improvement (LCI) is the extent to which it has transformed the way that manufacturers operate. The mindset that lean continuous improvement embodies drives ever-higher performance…

Welcome to Evocons’ Lean Six Sigma DMAIC project example. Here you can learn more about the five phases of DMAIC by following an example project. Getting Started This article serves…

Welcome to Evocons introduction to Lean Six Sigma (LSS) DMAIC project methodology. Here you can gain a basic familiarity with what LSS DMAIC projects are about, how they are structured…

This article is a general overview of the use of Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma to improve manufacturing processes. We begin with a discussion of the origins of Six…

Machine monitoring (MM) is the application of IIoT concepts and technology to the unique challenges of the manufacturing sector, specifically to machines and shop floor production processes. This article serves…

Advances in the IIoT, as well as its widespread adoption, are providing new ways for manufacturers to understand and work with ROI analysis. In this post, we explore this topic…

Stopwatch, a pen, and a piece of paper. Or in the best case, an Excel spreadsheet and a videotape. Up to this day, this is the equipment for collecting production…

Decades of technological development in manufacturing have made operations more complex and multi-layered. We must digest a striking amount of data, generated at all production levels. Workers and managers need…

Phillip Crosby taught us that Quality is Free. What he meant was that doing things right the first time is always less expensive than the cost of defects, scrap, and…

At Evocon, our experience of working with manufacturers worldwide continues to demonstrate the importance of two key ideas. First, real-time visibility into the performance of your production process is a…

Our article, Benefits of Root Cause Analysis in Manufacturing, introduced readers to the benefits of root cause analysis (RCA) and discussed its use in manufacturing. However, we stopped short of…

Fishbone diagrams are causal mapping diagrams that can be used to map the causes of a specific event to different categories. They were pioneered by Kaoru Ishikawa in Kawasaki shipyards…

For many manufacturing problems, but particularly for simple ones, 5 Whys Analysis is an easy-to-use and effective method for uncovering root causes. Moreover, you can apply the concept immediately and…

One of the most critical steps to increase the efficiency of your production process and OEE is to engage production operators with their work. But how do you drive engagement,…

Real-time production monitoring is a transformational change. It represents a breakthrough moment for many manufacturers in terms of new levels of efficiency, profitability, and transparency. Any organizational change of this…

The decision to invest in an OEE tracking software will have a long-lasting impact on your company’s Lean journey. And how you implement and communicate OEE to your shop floor…