VMEC / Lean Manufacturing / Related Resources
NIST MEP Affiliate Information360vu Information
Contact VMEC to request an appointment, phone call or more informationA complete glossary of terms and acronyms found on this websiteLinks to other relevant websites in support of manufacturers and manufacturing processes
From strategy to efficiency to quality, VMEC can help your company become more profitableEducational workshops teach techniques that you can immediately apply to better manage, increase efficiencies, and enhance the profitability of your companyIf its worth doing, its worth measuring - here are real experiences and real results from working with VMECPress releases, news and articles about VMEC and its efforts to enhance business for manufacturersWho we are and what we do to help your company become more efficient and profitable

_lean_man Manufacturing

Related Resources - Lean Enterprise

Lean Accounting? What's It All About?

by Brian H. Maskell and Bruce L. Baggaley

This article was featured in the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) newsletter, Target, Volume 22, Number 1.

Tying Lean to a Business Purpose

This aricle by Jim Womack was featured in the Q4'06 issue of VMEC Today.

Related Resources - Poka Yoke

Basic Poka Yoke Methods

Indian consulting group description of basic poka-yoke methods

Poka-yoke.org

Poka-yoke.org, a UK site on poka-yoke methods

Poka Yoke Guidebook

Free poka-yoke guidebook

Poka Yoke Presentations

Australian site with great links to poka-yoke presentations

John Grout's Poka Yoke Page

John Grout's Poka Yoke Page -Practical examples of mistake proofing in design.

Related Resources - 5S & Visual Methods

5S Overview

Penn State's Dr. Chu's 5s home page

Related Resources - Setup Reduction

Setup Reduction Methodology

Process Mapping.com setup reduction methodology

Setup Reduction/Rapid Changeover

Strategos Inc Setup reduction and rapid changeover methods

Modern Machine Shop

Article on common sense approaches to setup reduction

Basic Setup Reduction Methods

Penn State University Outline of Basic Setup Reduction Methods

Machine Tool Setup Reduction

Methods for setup reduction for machine tools




VMEC Programs - Lean Manufacturing






subnav footer

Add me to the VMC mailing list

footer graphic top
Copyright 2003 Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center Website design by Bluehouse Group 
spacer
360VU A NIST MEP Network Affiliate