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Manufacturing managers face unprecedented challenging times caused by COVID-19. While some essential companies have never stopped producing, other factories are currently planning and coordinating a reopening with the greatest concern for health and safety measures. Managers have to deal with the implementation of social distancing measures, new procedures deployment, quality issues, reduced frontline workers access on […]

What is a Gemba Walk Checklist? Gemba Walk checklist is a list of validation points that each team leader must validate with the work units of their department while they execute a Gemba Walk. The checklist consists of questions used to validate pre-established standards and identify discrepancies between them. These checklists must aim to proactively […]

What is a Gemba Walk? In the manufacturing industry, a Gemba Walk is the action of walking around a factory floor where operations take place in order to reduce Waste and improve processes. Managers perform this operational control to identify discordances with the standard and raise issues. A Gemba Walk is a proactive problem-solving practice […]

Gemba walks enable supervisors and managers to detect, solve and transfer issues proactively. Otherwise, these problems impact performance indicators negatively and bring time-consuming activities in the manager’s daily work. One of the causes of a reactive system is managing in a firefighter mode. Why is Measurement Important? The main challenge is to conduct a standard […]

What’s New? In order to increase Tervene’s accessibility, our Connected Management System is now available on mobile and Android devices. In other words, workers and managers can perform Gemba Walks and audits with their smartphones. Supported Operating Systems and Devices Apple: App Store iPad iPhone (NEW) Android: Google Play Store Smartphone (NEW) Tablet (NEW) Microsoft: […]

Which Type of Organization? Gemba Walks are a common practice on the production floor in the manufacturing industry. Performed regularly, Gemba Walks are an essential part of operational control and support a strong continuous improvement culture. Ultimately, Gemba Walks are useful for all organizations with the need to detect issues and generate improvement ideas proactively. […]

What is a Daily Management System? A Daily Management System (DMS) is a complete system that structures daily operational controls as well as continuous improvement to reach operational excellence. All levels of management know the performance of their processes, identify discrepancies from the objectives, follow key indicators and take corrective action quickly. DMS’ role Align […]

What to look for in a Gemba Walk App? Gemba Walks are operational control practice that aims to systematically validate standards, identify issues proactively, and generate improvement opportunities. Using the right tool will help supervisors and team leaders adhere to an efficient practice. It also aligns the operational control with the organization’s strategic objectives. Custom validation […]

A Daily Management System, commonly referred to as DMS, is the structure by which organizations conduct operational management to ensure their day-to-day goes as planned and continuously improves. In other words, it encompasses all of the operational control activities, from the factory floor to the highest management levels.

Digital tools enable task management standardization. As a result, it is possible to prioritize, assign and monitor tasks much more effectively. Using a standard tool, everyone within the organization can collaborate.

How to implement a systematic Gemba Walk Structure on the factory floor? Checklists, schedule, improvement meetings and more. (+ Free eBook)

In this series, Management practices digitalization, we’ll explore the differences between traditional methodologies and Tervene’s approach to operations management. Discover how Tervene sets the table to a successful digital transition for meetings.

In this series, Management practices digitalization, we’ll explore the differences between traditional methodologies and Tervene’s approach to operations management. Discover how Tervene sets the table to a successful digital transition for inspection processes.

In this series, Management practices digitalization, we’ll explore the differences between traditional methodologies and Tervene’s approach to operations management. Discover how Tervene sets the table to a successful digital transition for operational control.

The partnership combines Toptech’s expertise in operational excellence with Tervene’s tool for digitizing and standardizing the management of manufacturing operations.

Last February, SOPREMA decided to call upon Tervene’s expertise to implement it’s Daily Management System (DMS) Software, supported by it’s well-proven coaching program.

Tervene now offers live support from within the app! Click this post to see how to use it.

Looking for a continuous improvement software? Here are the minimal features you should require.

Definition: In the manufacturing world, a Gemba walk is the action of walking around a factory floor performed by management with the goal to identify problems and improvement ideas.