Kanban
When asked recently to recommend reference books on Kanban here’s what I came up with… Kanban for the Shopfloor is a straightforward […]
Author: Lawrence Loucka
EOQ Slide Rule
Only engineers and scientists old enough to have been in college before say 1976 and the commercialization of the pocket calculator by […]
More Kanban Calculations
First listed various formulations of calculating kanban quantities in
Entropy and the death of peaceful order
Had dinner last night with Richard Zuber, Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Honeywell. He was a student of mine some […]
Slotting – Cubic Velocity Calculation
Cubic velocity calculation is used for storage equipment selection. The formula consisting of the average quantity ordered, the product’s dimensions, the desired […]
Slotting Defined
In warehouses, distribution centers, or even stores the placement of each item can be a science, sometimes it’s an art, often […]
Inventory Reduction, Now Selling 20 Ideas
Cut the package size, customers may want less right now. Increase the package size, customers will take what they can get. Have […]
Lean String Theory
Before the widespread use of computers the location of warehouses, stores, franchises were often settled by using a ‘string map’. Pins were […]
Cheat Sheet – Material Handling Equipment & Aisle Widths
Material Handling Equipment and aisle widths: Type Clear Height Area to store 1,000 pallets Aisle width Counter-Balanced Truck 22′ 10,000 sqft […]
Fixed Repeating Schedule – Product Family Turnover Rate
Here’s another example for “sizing the wheel” for a mixed model fixed repeating schedule. Given: Changeover Time = 100 minutes Available Production […]
Cheat Sheet – Stock Storage Types
An example from a recent warehouse layout project; analysis leading up to a facility block (zone) layout. Pallets per Item No. […]
EFCA won’t affect me, right?
If the proposed Employee Free Choice Act becomes law, I suspect that many smaller business owners have assumed that they won’t […]