At Workplace One, we have a wealth of experience and a wide variety of methodologies and technologies that we’ve used to help organizations of all shapes and sizes. Our team is trained to find the best resource based on your business and apply time-tested approaches to help you improve your business and processes. Click on a method below to learn more.
- Lean Improvement Process: A lean improvement process (also known as lean manufacturing, lean production or simply “lean”) is a systematic method for the elimination of waste within a… Learn More
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis: Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a qualitative and systematic tool for evaluating a process or product to identify potential problems (failure modes) and… Learn More
- The Deming Cycle: The Deming Cycle is a systematic series of steps for gaining valuable learning and knowledge for the continual improvement of a product or process. This… Learn More
- The Balanced Scorecard: The Balanced Scorecard is a management system that enables organizations to translate their strategies into specific goals and actions and track the consequent results. This… Learn More
- 5S Methodology: The 5S is a methodology developed to maintain an organized, clean and safe workplace in which organizations can carry out processes with a high level…Learn More
- Cost of Quality: Today, most companies take into account the quality of their products and services because they recognize it as a key factor in meeting their customer’s…Learn More
- Value Stream Mapping: Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a tool that helps organizations map the flow of materials and information required to produce a product or service and… Learn More
- The Kanban System: Kanban is a scheduling system for lean and just-in-time (JIT) production. It is an information system where the supply or production of a product is…Learn More
- Pull Manufacturing: Pull manufacturing refers to a production system based on actual customer demand, where information flows “backwards” from market to management compared to that in traditional…Learn More
- Seven Forms of Waste: The Seven Forms of Waste refers to any activity within a process that does not add value to a product or service from the perspective… Learn More
- Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED): SMED is an acronym for Single Minute Exchange of Die, a manufacturing process that favors rapid changeovers or setups between running different machines and producing… Learn More
- Takt Time: Takt Time is an expression derived from the German word Taktzeit, which can be roughly translated as “keeping a beat”, “rhythmic time” or “pace compass”…. Learn More
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a systematic proactive approach of maintaining focus on keeping parts and machines in top-working conditions, ready to do what they’re… Learn More
- Benchmarking: Benchmarking is the process where an organization gathers data of its processes and performance metrics and then compares them against those from other organizations in…Learn More
- Cellular Manufacturing: Cellular manufacturing is a production system that arranges workstations and equipment in a sequence that supports a continuous flow of materials and components through the… Learn More
- Continuous Flow Manufacturing: Continuous Flow Manufacturing (CFM) is a methodology that aims at the optimization of a process using minimum inventory. This is achieved by manufacturing a product,… Learn More
- Flexible Manufacturing: Flexible Manufacturing (FM) is a very adaptable manufacturing process developed to react rapidly as demand patterns for different products change over time. In flexible manufacturing,…Learn More
