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Manufacturing Water Heaters with Lean and Six Sigma

There are many types of water heaters: solar, electric, on-demand, storage-tank, gas, conventional, andtankless water heaters. You can even find coal and wood-fired water heaters. The global water heatermarket size will grow from $37.29 billion in 2023 to $40.94 billion in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in water heater production and [...]

2024-12-22T11:13:47-06:00By |0 Comments

Lean and Six Sigma in Multicultural Environments

As of 2018 there were some 60,000 multinational corporations worldwide, controlling more than 500,000 subsidiaries. They are responsible for half of international trade.* Multinational corporations work across multiple countries with different cultures. Lean and Six Sigma implementations must take these multicultural environments into account if the implementations are to be successful. We’ll look at recommendations [...]

2024-12-14T11:14:47-06:00By |0 Comments

Improving Vegetable Packing Performance with Lean Six Sigma

[NOTE: Technically tomatoes are a fruit. However, around the world they are marketed as vegetables.] We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in vegetable packing and finish with a video of potato processing and packaging. Using Lean Six Sigma and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to Improve Vegetable Packing A case study titled “Improving [...]

2024-12-08T15:42:41-06:00By |0 Comments

Improving Mattress Manufacturing with Lean and Six Sigma

The global mattress market size was valued at USD 52.45 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 54.75 billion in 2024*. We’ll look at Lean  and Six Sigma applications in the mattress industry and finish with a video of making a latex mattress. *Source Lean Manufacturing Improves Shipping and Capacity In a [...]

2024-11-30T12:22:34-06:00By |0 Comments

The World Palm Oil Market – Lean and Six Sigma Applications

In 2022/23, palm oil consumption amounted to around 78 million metric tons worldwide. That figure is projected to decrease to approximately 77 million metric tons during 2023/24.* Some 80% of palm oil is used for human consumption: margarine, basic vegetable fat, food oil, cooking oil and specialist fats. It is also used to make derivatives [...]

2024-11-17T16:44:22-06:00By |0 Comments

Air Conditioner Manufacturing – Lean Six Sigma Applications

The global air conditioning systems market size was valued at USD 119.36 billion.* We’ll look at the applications of Lean and Six Sigma in air conditioner manufacturing and finish with a video of air conditioner manufacturing processes. *Source Integrating Value Stream Mapping and DMAIC for Air Conditioner Assembly Improvement In a case study titled “Integration [...]

2024-11-09T16:47:19-06:00By |0 Comments

Quality at the Automat: The Fast Food Vending Machine Restaurant

We celebrate a time gone by and the food quality at the Automat. Automat in Manhattan, New York City – 1939 Source: New York Public Library Digital Collection Long gone now, the Horn and Hardart Automat debuted in Philadelphia in 1902 and Manhattan in 1912.  The last Automat closed in New York City in 1991. [...]

2024-10-26T11:35:49-06:00By |0 Comments
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