The 8 Wastes of Lean… and the story of “AR=0”

Reducing Waste: Through Optimizing Calibration Intervals

The “Voice of the Customer”… and the small pocket on jeans

NIST Traceability Numbers - The Sasquatch of Metrology

Calipers: Advantages and Disadvantages of the 3 types

Corrective Action... and "Whac-A-Mole"

Continuous Improvement... and TRIZ

This video (from Ruby Metrology) shows user's how to check or verify Vernier, Dial and/or Digital Calipers performance (wear pattern of OD jaws, ID jaws, Depth & Step Parameters) by using Multi-function, Multi-dimensional Length Standard Quick Check. All sides of Quick Check are usable.

A great video from Patrick Adams (CEO of PA Consulting Services LLC). Patrick is a MBA, Lean Coach, Six Sigma Black Belt from Allendale, Michigan.

I visited one company where a critical process underwent a Standard Work Audit every hour… performed by a different member of the team working in that process (the auditor role was rotated amongst the team). While ISO 9001 & AS 9100 auditors might question the “impartiality” of the “auditor” performing the Standard Work Audit, none of the “auditors” ever audited their own work. Instead, this approach was, essentially, a “buddy audit” (or “associate audit”) approach. This ensured that the entire team was “on the same page” in understanding the process.