Lean Manufacturing

Project Management Part 5 The Benefits of Setpoint\ Project Management Part 5 The Benefits of Setpoint's Project Management
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 326 seconds

Good Project Management helps any company be able to bring in a project on time, on schedule and on budget. Joe Knight, the CFO at Setpoint, talks about the benefits that Setpoint has experienced from implementing effective project management.
Use the Setpoint project management system at www.pm4profit.com.

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Setpoint Project Management Part 1 Setpoint Project Management Part 1
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 292 seconds

Setpoint has successfully managed projects for over 17 years. In this series of video clips Joe Knight, the CFO at Setpoint, will explain how Setpoint manages projects. In Part 1 Joe asks several questions that deal with situations project managers may face.
Use the Setpoint project management system at www.pm4profit.com.

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Lean Automation From Concept to Machine Lean Automation From Concept to Machine
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 46 seconds

Setpoint builds custom lean equipment for manufacturing companies. This clip takes a machine from concepts on a white board through design and build of a machine.

Related: lean equipment, design, machine build, automation equipment, industrial automation, automation, assembly equipment, manufacturing equipment, custom automation, setpoint, systems

Return On Investment Calculator Training Return On Investment Calculator Training
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 330 seconds

How do you calculate return on investment? Need to convince your financial people that your automation project should be a go? Don't win them over with the benefits of automation: increased quality and efficiency of product assembly, testing, or inspection processes. Win them over with the Net Present Value, Payback (in years), and Internal Rate of Return.

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Return on Investment Calculator Tool Return on Investment Calculator Tool
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 318 seconds

Setpoint added a Return on Investment (ROI) Calculator to the website at www.setpointusa.com. This free tool allows companies to calculate the net present value, internal rate of return, and the payback of a project to determine if what they are looking at makes economic sense.

Related: finance, calculator, return on investment, roi, setpoint, systems

Lean Manufacturing from Design to Assembly Lean Manufacturing from Design to Assembly
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 234 seconds

Setpoint talks about taking an idea from a concept through design and assembly of a machine. Following lean tenets ideas should be investigated for solutions, then concepts drawn on a white board before being built into CAD Software.

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Toyota Production System - The 5 S\ Toyota Production System - The 5 S's in a Shop Environment
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 220 seconds

Part of the Toyota Production Systems improvement process is the 5 S philosophy. These are sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain. Easily implemented in a manufacturing environment but what about a shop who builds and ships new projects?

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Open Book Finance - Setpoint\ Open Book Finance - Setpoint's Projects Board
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 207 seconds

Joe Knight, the CFO at Setpoint, talks about open book finances and how we track our projects. Joe walks through our project board that let's us know how we are doing on each project. Joe walks through how GP is determined as well as how much we have earned.

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Does Automation Make Sense? Does Automation Make Sense?
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 220 seconds

Setpoint is back discussing the issues that a company needs to look at before automating a process. In order to solve your problems you need to know what they are, rate and prioritize them.

Related: automation, lean, net present value, return on investment, parts, budget, custom automation, industrial automation, setpoint, setpoint systems

Open Book Finance - Setpoints Board Open Book Finance - Setpoints Board
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 246 seconds

Joe Knight, the CFO at Setpoint, talks about open book finances and how we track our projects. Joe lets you see how we know if we're making money; he talks about GP/OE which can be used in any industry to measure how you're doing.

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Lean Automation vs Not Lean Lean Automation vs Not Lean
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 181 seconds

A look at SMED, Poka-Yokes, Self Diagnostics, Footprint, Portability, Access for Maintenance, Process Flow, Reducing WIP & Inventory, Visual Workspace & Ergonomics.

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Setpoint Open Book Management - How We Started Setpoint Open Book Management - How We Started
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 186 seconds

Joe Knight walks through how Joe Cornwell & Joe VanDenBerghe set up Setpoint to be an open book management company.

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Financial Crisis: Who\ Financial Crisis: Who's to Blame?
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 277 seconds

Joe Knight uses thrift store characters to explain the financial crisis & who is to blame.

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Financial Crisis: Freddie, Fannie & Subprime Financial Crisis: Freddie, Fannie & Subprime
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Video duration: 599 seconds

Joe Knight uses thrift store characters to explain the current financial crisis.

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Setpoint Lean Automation - The 5 S\ Setpoint Lean Automation - The 5 S's
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 240 seconds

Setpoint talks about the 5 S's of sort, straighten, shine, standardize, & sustain. These were developed through the Toyota Production System as a way to move toward being lean.

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Setpoint Lean Automation - What is TWIT? Setpoint Lean Automation - What is TWIT?
Posted by: SetpointSystems

Video duration: 177 seconds

TWIT means it "Takes What It Takes" and is actually a bad thing. With a TWIT mentality new innovations are not pursued because we are following the status quo. Setpoint, www.setpointusa.com, talks about breaking the TWIT mentality and looking for better ways to do things.

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