The Multiple Ways To Improve The Manufacturing Industry

There are multiple ways to improve the manufacturing industry. Ways that the manufacturing industry could be improved are by the five methods known as: Kaizen, 5S, Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, and FOCUS PDCA which stands for (Find, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Select, Plan, Do, Check, Act). The 5S method focuses on enhancing safety, productivity, and culture. Bresko claims, “Companies strive to reduce costs. Some look to improve technology. Some reduce headcount. Too few have become operationally excellent” (Bresko 2015, p. 1). Bresko goes on to talk about all of the failures that companies face every day and states that, “Learning about the methods isn’t the challenge, putting them into daily practice is, as evident in these situations:

The manufacturing industry has had problems with cultural change and it has led to less production and manufacturing of goods. The manufacturing industry is known for a mass of amputations recently due to improper safeguarding machinery and lack of training. The 5S method could positively impact the manufacturing industry because Bresko enforces that the 5S method focuses on sorting, simplifying, systematic cleaning, standardizing and sustaining (Bresko 2015, p. 2). The author includes, “The method of 5S is one way to engage people and contribute to culture change. 5S is a visually-oriented system of cleanliness, organization, and arrangement designed to facilitated greater productivity, safety, and quality” (Bresko 2015, p.

The facts and statistics show that the 5S method is one of the easiest installments into the workplace because of how easy it is to get workers to use it. The method helps workers become more aware of hazards and helps them to become encouraged about cleaning and organizing the job site. Also, when multiple systems and methods are being involved, employees tend to become more excited because not only are you using that one method for every situation, but multiple methods. Using a multiplicity of methods gets everyone involved because if there is a certain method that is not favorable, another method could take the place of that one. Let’s say that the 5S method does not enthuse employees, the Kanban method would encourage the workers to speak out about the 5S and let the manager know to switch to another method or alternate the 5S method into a likeable one. The options of techniques are open to all companies and as soon as a manager or boss sees that their employees are not working as efficiently as they should be, it may be time to start installing some methods of change. Personally, I would use a combination of all five approaches just to ensure that there would be great productivity, safety and culture in my