manufacturing

The Ultimate Guide to Creating Effective Work Instructions for Manufacturing

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In manufacturing, clear work instructions are crucial for precision, efficiency, and safety. However, traditional text-heavy SOPs often fall short in today’s diverse and multilingual environments. This guide explores how digital and video work instructions can revolutionize knowledge transfer, streamline training, and improve productivity across the manufacturing floor. Learn how to create impactful work instructions that cater to your workforce’s diverse needs, ensuring consistent, high-quality production.

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How to be a successful plant manager in todays time?

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Charged with overseeing the operations of a plant, a plant manager spends her day juggling different responsibilities and working closely with a wide assortment of people. The best plant managers utilize a combination of manufacturing experience, attention to detail and people skills to perform effectively. What does a plant manager do? Plant managers are at

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How to make good assembly line work instructions?

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Every employee has a slightly different way of doing things. Each has a different background, different experience, different depth of skill, and a slightly different work process—and that introduces variation into a company’s workflow. The larger your operation, the more variation works its way into the production line. Work instructions are key to reducing variation,

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Microfactories – the latest trend in manufacturing

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A lot is happening in the automotive industries. Many manufactures are pivoting towards electric cars while trying to establish new supply chains that would be more resilient in today’s changing environment. But there’s another thing happening – we are seeing the emergence of microfactories. One of the most well known examples is the electric vehicle

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What are video instructions and why should you use them?

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The use of video instructions in the manufacturing environment is becoming common over the last two decades. Video when used appropriately can be a powerful teaching medium. Videos grab workers’ attention and can also be a strong motivator for learning. Over the years, videos have gained popularity on the Web. They are often used as

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