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How to do time study using Time study sheet.

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We have prepared an online time study sheet, for conducting time study easily, accurately, quickly and by anybody. The following instructions are for using time study sheet published in this website. Before starting time study we recommend you to read and study the article on Direct stopwatch time study Click here for Time Study Sheet […]

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Flow in a manufacturing industry

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A flowing river will be pure than stagnant water, since pure water will be coming into it from the source and contaminated water is replaced with pure water in it. Just reminded the importance of flow. With this example lets move to flow in a manufacturing industry. Let’s start … What is flow Flow is

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Productivity and Efficiency

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Really is there any difference between productivity and efficiency ?, What is productivity?, What is efficiency?, Formula connecting productivity and efficiency, Relationship between productivity and efficiency, Example demonstrating the relation between productivity and efficiency, etc. We will discuss all here in detail. Before we move in to our subject, we need to know more about

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Efficiency

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Efficiency represents how much of the input given to a process/machine is converted to useful output. Importance of Efficiency By calculating efficiency, we can know how much amount of input given to a process is converted to a useful output and how much input is wasted without converting into useful output. This knowledge will helps

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Productivity

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Productivity is one of the most popular word used in the manufacturing or business or competitive world. People who are cost conscious often use this word. Confused?… I will clear the confusion. What is productivity? Productivity can be defined in following way… Productivity is a measure of how much output is produced per unit input.

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How to record a macro in excel

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You can save above 95% of your working time with excel, if your doing highly repetitive tasks in excel. This can be done easily with the help of record macro function in the Microsoft Excel, even if you don’t have any coding skill . And this article on ‘How to record a macro in excel’

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Which is the correct method for increasing a number by a Percentage?

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Please share your knowledge about this discussion point as comment of this post in this website itself. We will get two different values from the two methods shown in the picture. Which is correct?. If one method is correct, what is wrong in other method?. Thanks in advance. If you know any subject that can

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How to implement 5S Standardize phase

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5S standardize phase will be the starting point of your journey to improvement. You will understand this sentence after reading this article on how to implement 5S standardize phase. Ok lets start. What is 5S Standardize phase? Standardize phase is the fourth phase in the 5S, in which the best practices in a work place

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How to implement 5S Shine Phase

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How to implement 5s shine phase will be explained clearly in this article. I have published two articles related to 5s. Those who don’t read that article please read those articles before this. So that you can understand the concept more clearly. Articles on 5S A Special Training on 5S Deep understanding of 5S concepts

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