Lean production is easy to talk about but difficult to implement. The practice of lean requires learning and applying some useful tools and methods under the guidance of lean thinking, principles, and guidelines, such as Industrial Engineering (IE), value stream mapping, establishing flexible production lines, reducing setup times, pull-based continuous "one-piece flow" production, 5S, QC tools, statistical quality control, mistake-proofing techniques, TPM, and so on.
2021-10-26
System audit nonconformity determination method
During internal and external system audits, there may be occurrences of nonconformities/noncompliances in certain aspects of the company's system operation. Below, we will conduct related learning.
2021-10-26
Ten Questions and Answers Every Auditor Must Read When Starting
Only by continuously learning can one avoid falling behind in the industry and society. If you want to acquire an additional skill and achieve better personal development, becoming an auditor is a good choice.
2021-10-25
Becoming an Excellent Auditor — Secrets to a Good Audit
An excellent auditor can bring value to an organization, while a poor auditor can shackle the organization with bureaucracy. The difference between the two usually depends on the auditor's different performances before, during, and after the audit.
2021-10-25
Energy Management System Certification
An energy management system is a set of interrelated or interacting elements used to establish energy policies, energy objectives, processes, and procedures to achieve energy performance goals, including the organization's structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes, and resources.
2021-10-25
Management systems should not be just documents
At the beginning of implementing ISO 9001, the most challenging part was "documentation." Many companies spent most of their effort on documentation and document management during the ISO 9001 implementation. This led to the impression that ISO 9001 equals documentation (management), resulting in the misunderstanding that "ISO 9001 only requires having documents in the end."
2021-10-21