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Introduction To Hoshin Kanri

Hoshin means—Compass/Vision, Kanri means Management. Therefore, Hoshin Kanri can be translated into Policy Deployment, Vision Management, or Strategy Deployment.

As with any metric, Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)—the powerful core metric used in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)—can be misunderstood and misused. In fact, we see it grossly misused at times.

Servant Leadership In A Lean Organization

Take a holistic approach to improvement and apply lean techniques across your system-wide value chain—it’s where most of the opportunity is hiding.

Think Outside the Production Box!

Take a holistic approach to improvement and apply lean techniques across your system-wide value chain—it’s where most of the opportunity is hiding.

Sherwin-Williams makes IndustryWeek’s Best List

Congratulations to Sherwin-Williams, a Productivity Inc. client, on earning the 10^th spot on this year’s IndustryWeek 50 Best Manufacturers list.

Congratulations to Johnson Controls Power Solutions!

We would like to congratulate Productivity Inc. client Johnson Controls Power Solutions, Saint Joseph Distribution Center in Saint Joseph, Missouri on being named an Industry Week Best Plant finalist for 2018.