Alignment and Focus to Solve the Right Problems
“If you try to do everything at once, you will likely accomplish nothing at all.” – I tell this to my teams to get them to understand that we must focus our limited resources to the area of greatest need. We identify the areas of greatest need by measuring key performance indicators (KPI’s) throughout the […]
APO presents at Flexsimposium 2017
Jason Merschat, President and CEO of Advanced Process Optimization delivered a presentation on redesigning a bearing assembly plant using Lean Manufacturing theory and leveraging Simulation Modeling using Flexsim
Simulations as Reinforcement for Lean Six Sigma (LSS)
Authored by: Robert Bailey, Advanced Process Optimization, Inc. It is widely accepted that Lean focuses on waste reduction in processes and Six Sigma on reduction of variability. Lean tries to create flow and pursue perfection in processes. Six Sigma is extremely valuable in the pursuit of perfection. As an example, the only way to solve […]
How to Select the Right Project for Improvement?
Whatever business you may be in, there is a constant pressure to improve, and rightly so. How to go about it is the difficult part. First, understand what value you bring to your customers and any competitive advantage you lack or would try to build. Think in simple terms such as time-based and quality-based improvements. […]