Continuous Flow or Right Piece Flow? - Seguridad Mania.com - España y América Latina

It does not matter whether you call it "Continuous Flow," "One Piece Flow," or "Make One, Move One," the concept is an objective of every lean program.  All lean practitioners should strive to achieve this goal.  But what should you do when you cannot implement a totally one piece flow?

Attend this special webinar featuring Rick Reed, a Lean Master and certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt from WIKA Instrument.  Reed is one of the 50+ speakers who will be presenting at the IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference in Milwaukee from May 5-7, 2014.  This webinar features bonus content we couldn't fit into the IW Best Plants Conference agenda, and it will give you a free preview of the actionable manufacturing information the conference offers.

During this webinar, Reed will discuss:

How should one piece flow work? See one piece flow in two different processes, noting the similarities and the differences.

 What causes one piece flow to not work well (or not to work at all) with examples of the major causes -- cost, speed of process, difficulty of job, and safety.  You'll also learn what some companies have done to address the issues.

 How to use "right piece flow" to solve your com