How do you move work more efficiently?
Mark Jackson, RDT · January 31, 2012
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Question
Everyone is always seeking ways to move work through the laboratory more efficiently. Care to share?
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Mark Jackson, RDT
Owner at Precision Ceramics, CT Scanning and Implant Planning Center
Mark Jackson, RDT, is the Owner of Precision Ceramics, CT Scanning and Implant Planning Center in Montclair, CA, and has served as the Chairman of the...See more Technical & Education Committee for the Southern California Lab Owners Association, Membership Chairman for the California Veterinary Dental Association...
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Mark Jackson, RDT
We have always been very concious of production standards, time in motion and scheduling timelines, but recently took a step further, and redesigned our...See more lab to use Lean Manufacturing Practices. We have attempted to break things down into syncronized movements, limited numbers of tools and reducing work...
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John N. Bach
My journey with "lean" work flow started with reading a book called THE GOAL by Goldrath. It's in story form and an easy read. Changed the way we moved things through the lab.
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