by MODAPTS MAN | Mar 7, 2019 | MODAPTS Blog
To help fill the skilled labor gap, Frito-Lay partners with Georgia academy to create an industrial maintenance program. It seems high-tech jobs get all the glamour! After all, convention wisdom will have us believe “high tech” means a fatter paycheck. But there are...
by Ed Eisbrenner | Sep 18, 2018 | Events, MODAPTS Blog
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...
by MODAPTS MAN | Mar 6, 2018 | MODAPTS Blog
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...
by MODAPTS MAN | Mar 5, 2018 | MODAPTS Blog
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,...
by MODAPTS MAN | Jun 23, 2016 | MODAPTS Blog
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...
by MODAPTS MAN | Jun 11, 2016 | MODAPTS Blog
In the work measurement field, MODAPTS is one of several predetermined time systems; however, it is the fastest growing and easiest to use system in the world. Other PDTS include MTM, MOST, Mini MOST, Work Factor, and Master Standard Data. These are all...
