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Top 5 Manufacturing Blog Posts of 2018 from the HUI Blog

The New Year is finally here! It's nice to take this time to think about everything we’ve accomplished in 2018, as we get excited to begin 2019. That’s why we’d like to take a moment and reflect on the top five manufacturing posts published on the HUI Manufacturing Blog in 2018.

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Build to Order, Continuous Improvement and 5S, Custom Enclosures, Custom Industrial Products, Design Engineering, Electrical Enclosures, Engineering, IP Ratings, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, NEMA Enclosures, Quality, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Standard Enclosures

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8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing: Downtime Infographic

In a recent blog post we discussed "Activities to Get You Started with Continuous Improvement" to give you more information on some popular activities you can use to weed out the unnecessary wastes in your manufacturing processes. However, in that post we didn't go into detail about the types of wastes you might find. The best way to illustrate those wastes is to remember the acrostic: "Downtime", which derives from the seven forms of muda/waste outlined by Toyota Production System. The eighth waste was added in the 1990s as the system became more widely accepted around the world (source: The Lean Way Blog). Keeping these eight wastes in mind will keep you in the continuous improvement mindset, so we've created this "8 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing" Infographic to help you remember what each letter stands for.

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Build to Order, Cash Flow, Custom Industrial Products, Industrial, Industry Insights, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, Project Management, Quality, Supply Chain Management

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Why You Should Consider a Build-to-Order Policy

When people first learn about our build to order policy, they tend to be a little skeptical that we can actually accomplish what we’re promising. Most manufacturers aren’t in place to follow the same build-to-order (a.k.a made-to-order) strategy as us, so it can be hard for people to believe it until they see it. However, once we do get a chance to prove our capabilities, they’re often impressed. It gives them a few reasons to question if they should consider switching to a supplier with a build-to-order policy, and here’s why:

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Build to Order, Cash Flow, Custom Industrial Products, Industrial, Industry Insights, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, Project Management, Quality, Supply Chain Management

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Advantages of a Made to Order Manufacturing Strategy

We’ve been implementing LEAN manufacturing principles at HUI for over 15 years now. One of the best improvements to come from those changes was our made to order strategy. To give you a snapshot of all the advantages that come from working with a contract manufacturer who has a made to order manufacturing strategy, we put together this infographic:

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Manufacturing Blog Manufacturing Blog, Build to Order, Cash Flow, Custom Industrial Products, Industrial, Industry Insights, LEAN, Made to Order, Manufacturing, Midwest Manufacturers, Project Management, Quality, Supply Chain Management

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