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Shop Efficiency
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The dos and don’ts of keeping your shop operations in shape and free of waste.

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EFFICIENCY

HVAC Contractors Can Benefit From Lean Concepts

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Emell Derra Adolphus
September 2, 2020
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Now more than ever, your sheet metal shop operations need to be lean in order for you to get the most out of your socially distanced workforce. 


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How to apply 5S method to improve shop efficiency

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Megan Ray Nichols
December 6, 2018
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How to apply the 5S method of lean manufacturing to your sheet metal shop. 


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Your operational lean objectives

Oakland University professor of lean studies Robert Van Til, Ph.D., teaches you to apply continuous improvement concepts into your shop operations
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Emell Derra Adolphus
November 30, 2018
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One of the most common misconceptions about lean manufacturing techniques is that they only apply to large-scale operations. Lean is the continuous improvement of operations to cut down wastes. “What lean tends to do is look at the system and try to identify what adds value,” explains Robert Van Til, Ph.D., professor of lean studies at the Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science and chair of the Industrial Systems and Engineering Department. 


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Common ways managers inhibit the efficiency of their shops

Six ways managers need to readjust their thinking to work smarter.
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Michael McConnell
July 31, 2018
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Today’s challenging work environment needs managers who work smarter and don’t let the old ways get in the way of improving the quality of how they manage. 


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Fight high steel prices with efficient sheet metal shop operations

Dennis Sowards
June 2, 2018
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Many HVAC distributors didn’t waste time passing along price increases that they blamed on the new 25 percent tariff on imported steel entering the U.S.  


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Five lean manufacturing techniques that boost shop efficiency

Dennis Sowards
November 16, 2017
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If you haven’t started applying lean construction techniques to your sheet metal shop, it’s not too late to start and get ahead of your competition. A few years ago, many ductwork fabrication shop owners wondered if lean manufacturing techniques actually could apply to job shops (high mix/low volume).


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Increased productivity helping to improve sheet metal shops

Dennis Sowards
June 1, 2008
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There are many myths about how sheet metal shops can improve. Many of these are built on the faulty assumption that contractors want shop efficiency.


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