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Lean Equipment Management

Are you spending too much time focusing on programs and activities at the expense of results?

Equipment-intensive businesses cannot compete without reliable equipment. Improvement programs and activities often take too long and require a leap of faith. Competitive manufacturers and facilities will have to find new, innovative, and increasingly flexible ways to make their equipment more reliable to stay ahead of the competition… with fewer people than in the past. Learn more



Featured Articles

Thanks to China, Our Jobs Are Coming Home
Between two and three million jobs will be added to the U.S. economy by 2015 because of the re-shoring of goods currently being manufactured in China. Are we prepared for more manufacturing jobs soon to be re-shored?
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Learning from Sinking Ships and Aircraft Mishaps
"Human error" is often cited as a contributing factor in accidents and failures with our plant equipment. But identifying ways to reduce or eliminate human error can be challenging without a structured process for identifying and quantifying the underlying human factors. Let’s look into a few historical examples for some powerful insights.
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The Racing Theme: About Our Logo

SWS Pit Crew logoMotorsports racing provides us with many models for high-performing organizations. We have learned that championship racing teams practice many of the principles our clients strive for in modern manufacturing and maintenance, from teamwork and leadership to cost effectiveness and equipment reliability and much more. Our ongoing study of championship race teams and pit crews helps us teach our clients to improve their competitiveness and be more effective in their own races.
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