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MODAPTS® Training in Dallas – Fort Worth Area
Have you ever asked yourself: • Are there opportunities for Waste Reduction and Process Improvements? • Have you ever wondered how accurate your labor standards really are? • How utilized are you operators? MODAPTS® is easy to explain and employs a small number...
U.S. Manufacturers Face The Challenge of Finding Qualified and Skilled Workers
by Ed Eisenbrenner According to a new survey by the American Society of Quality’s, ASQ, 2018 Manufacturing Outlook survey. For the first time since 2013, the shortage of skilled workers overtakes the economy as the greatest hurdle manufacturers anticipate facing in...
Manufacturing in America today
by Ed Eisbrenner In its ongoing study of the market, the Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) Foundation sees many signs for optimism. MAPI notes strength from aerospace, capital goods, and chemicals bolsters U.S. manufacturing as a whole,...

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Periodic Job Observations (PJO)
Job observations enhance quality, promote continuous improvement. To ensure quality and promote quality, world class manufacturing companies conduct daily PJO’s. Team leaders and supervisors – both with an Operator Instruction Sheet, (OIS), in hand – observe an...