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Product Mix Control Chart - Analyze your Job Shop Production Schedule

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Learn to apply the six sigma control chart tool to map out bottlenecks and get control of the product mix in your job shop. http://www.jobshopleanmanufacturing.com/product-mix-control-chart.html

Cavemen - Dealing with Difficult People During Your Lean Events

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Citizens Against Virtually Everything, or as they are affectionately called C.A.V.E. people, and they will derail your continuous improvement and LEAN programs if you let them. Learn strategies for dealing with difficult people in your kaizen events. http://www.jobshopleanmanufacturing.com/cavemen-dealing-with-difficult-people.html
Most job shops are essentially selling time. Whether it's hours of machine time, hours of skilled labor, or both, capacity planning for most of us boils down to how many hours we have available in our operations. Learn more about capacity planning at: http://www.jobshopleanmanufacturing.com/capacity-planning.h…