Building a Successful Lean Manufacturing Program Takes Effort Never being satisfied with any aspect of our operations is key to our success at Laser Precision. Even our continuous improvement program is subject to…continuous improvement. Before joining us 15 months ago, Jeff McGuire, our Production Manager,
As regular readers know, along with safety and on-time delivery, nothing is more important to us here at Laser Precision than quality. In a previous blog, “Mastering the Science of Quality,” we defined it as: “Meeting any and all customer expectations and requirements.” (ISO defines
We are registered as an ISO 9001:2015 company. This is the international standard that specifies requirements for a quality management system. We only use vendors who have the same level of certification. This gives our customers the security that every process in the fabrication of
Anyone who enjoys working with their hands has been tempted to run into the nearest store and grab a bargain-priced tool just to finish a job. Hours later, with scrapped knuckles and raising blood pressure due to that low-cost specimen being broken in pieces, the
Deemed an essential business, we have continued to operate on our normal schedule during the COVID-19 crisis, sustaining our regular high standards for quality and on-time delivery. There are several factors that have allowed us to do so. Local Supply Chain We have not experienced
There are numerous advantages to connecting to the Global Supply Chain: attractive pricing, economies of scale, a variety of suppliers to choose from, etc. So many U.S. companies have taken advantage of the situation that it has almost become a normal business practice. But the
