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Hello,
 

In this News Letter, let's talk about diagnosis. This should allow you to bring an outside eye to highlight points that your daily routine prevents you from seeing.

We will present three examples of panels, which made it possible to industrialize the manufacture of furniture.

Finally, we present tips for managing your time, and a business game on the Lean Manufacturing which allows to show what this organization brings and this in a simple and playful way.

Good reading.

 

Gérard FOURNIER
 
The Diagnosis
When you do something you have to know that you will have against you all people who would like to do the same thing, all who wanted to do the contrary and a great part of those who wanted to do nothing.
 
Confucius

You are industrial. Your organization is well oiled. The daily work of your company is done routines.

But are you ever confronted with these situations :

  • A customer asks you a question about the why of the realization of a product or a point of general organization.
  • You have a recurring problem, and you have difficulty solving it.
  • Your workshops are cluttered. Do you plan to expand?
  • Your maximum production capacity seems to be reached. Should you invest in a new machine?
  • A new environmental regulation has just been created. How to take it into account?
  • A new technology has just been launched. Should I use it and if so how?

But alone, internally, you have trouble identifying problems, finding solutions, and making decisions. To improve yourself, you need to have a critical look at the existing. And for this, it is interesting to have a diagnosis made.

  • The diagnosis brings you an external eye.
  • Diagnosis provokes reflection, without necessarily being right.
  • Diagnosis makes it possible to think differently.
  • The diagnosis makes it possible to leave the usual frame, to take height.


A diagnosis, as a result of it, will lead you to take actions of progress and fact, lead you to improve the performance of your company. 

You are faced with one of the previous situations? You have questions? Do not hesitate to contact us to carry out a diagnosis so that we propose an action plan.

The diagnosis
Panels in furniture industrie


Wood is a noble material, but unfortunately, because it is alive is heterogeneous : Presence of defects, variation of dimensions, variation of hygrometry, ... The furniture is very largely made from wood. But their industrialization could only be possible thanks to the contribution of wood-based panels. There are different types of panels :

  • Finger joined wood
  • The paneling
  • OSB
  • Plywood
  • Chipboard
  • MDF


We present the last 3 types of panels that bring the most benefits and are available in all countries.

Panels in furniture industrie
Time management

You are launching new projects. You redefine the organization of your services.
For all this, start on a good foundation. And first of all, compel yourself to manage your time.

FGC offers 2 sheets on the subject :

Lean LEGO game

We offer you the LEAN LEGO game which leads participants to understand the principles of LEAN Manufacturing. To do this, they will have to make small vehicles using LEGO. Throughout the game, they will be led to realize modifications of implantation and changes of philosophy of production. Several LEAN tools will be applied: production cell, balancing, batch size, self-checking, KANBAN, one piece flow, delayed differentiation, ….

Lean LEGO game
Tool sheets

Download more than 50 tool sheets in the field of industrial management.
The updates are sent to you free (2 additional sheets per month)

Tool sheets package

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