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Kaizen steps (5/10 steps)

September 23, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

ZEN and the art of understanding When a person is...

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Kaizen steps (5/10 steps)

September 23, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The deepest essence of KAIZEN is in respecting humanity

July 30, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

In the two previous Kaizen information attacks, we received information about the effectiveness of Kaizen and its organization, i.e. the KAI half. Now we dive into the ZEN section, i.e. growth as a person. Continuous development of work and growth as a person can be seen as productivity and innovation ability. In the future, in the complex world of information, human ability will have a growing importance. The growth of automation and the Artificial Intelligence Leap require systematically managed Kaizen thinking to succeed. If this is not included in future work, we will be left at the feet of increasing costs and unprofitability. Technology needs thinking people as friends.

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The deepest essence of KAIZEN is in respecting humanity

July 30, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

KAIZEN: Small Steps, Big Results

April 15, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Pentti Enlund reveals the secrets of continuous improvement in our...

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KAIZEN: Small Steps, Big Results

April 15, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The invisible power of silent knowledge

March 26, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The competence map developed by MexLink is a broader concept than its name as a data structure to measure, collect tacit information and finally combine the entire data flow with the help of artificial intelligence technology into the company's new competitiveness. In this article, we discuss the significance of competence as a measuring factor and part of the company's success.

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The invisible power of silent knowledge

March 26, 2024 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Solutions for the critical shortage of CNC Machining operators

October 25, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Solutions for the critical shortage of CNC Machining operators

Industry needs solutions for a painful problem - shortage of professionals, and in this case we concentrate on CMC Machinists as a demanding career, but our solution is scalable to other domains, too. MexLink solution is competence platform for raising productivity among current professionals and speed up time to productivity for newcomers.

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Solutions for the critical shortage of CNC Machining operators

October 25, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Machinist's path - solutions to the skills shortage

September 19, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The machinist's path opens one solution channel to the skills shortage, which is gathered from machinists' tacit knowledge of real life, combined with theory and awakening the dormant potential of education. With a high probability, this kind of approach reaching from the roots upwards has not been seen in the world before. The machinist's path is also a token of appreciation for metal professionals, even with all possible defects. The company's management, on the other hand, opens up a view of the systematic management of expertise and its connection to productivity.

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Machinist's path - solutions to the skills shortage

September 19, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

How customer value help to achieve cost control?

June 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

This practical and simple example continues the deep dive into customer-driven cost control. The example is kept simple enough just to focus on the Value Engineering method.

Calculating customer value is one of the most important cost management skills when planning costs out of the product. Thus, care is taken that prioritized customer needs influence the solutions. Solutions made without analytics are often unable to keep balanced customer needs at the center, instead the technical solution becomes an absolute value.

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How customer value help to achieve cost control?

June 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Function Analysis System Technique 1 (Function Analysis System Technique, FAST) by Pentti Enlund

June 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

In previous two articles Pentti Enlund has described target cost setting and Value Analysis & Value Engineering (VA/VE) Process. In this article he is starting the deep dive journey to design-cost-out tools. Customer value will guide systematically function analysis, too. Traditional cost reduction process asks: "How we can reduce cost?", but VA/VE set two questions: "How the product or function acts ", and next: "How we can design the product with better customer value as well as with Simplified functionality?”. This article is in Finnish.

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Function Analysis System Technique 1 (Function Analysis System Technique, FAST) by Pentti Enlund

June 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

COST MANAGEMENT DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT

May 09, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The phenomenon of time is the increase in costs and the reliability of supply chains. Digitalization and the green transition especially increase cost risks during a long life cycle if they are built in a short span. Easy cost-cutting measures have often been taken. What remains is an invisible and incomprehensible area that needs its own tools and know-how.

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COST MANAGEMENT DURING THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE PRODUCT

May 09, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Identifying opportunities based on the results of the FAST analysis (Pentti Enlund)

March 31, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

How to make a connection between a feature and a cost? A simple example of a coffee bean grinder. In fact, Pentti Enlund did a thorough analysis by buying a bean mill and taking it apart, but the cost basis is more of an extrapolation based on experienced engineering skills. FAST analysis and ideation shake hands with features that are constantly related to customer needs.

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Identifying opportunities based on the results of the FAST analysis (Pentti Enlund)

March 31, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Function Analysis System Technique, FAST - Part 2 - author Pentti Enlund

February 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Function Analysis System Technique, FAST - Part 2 https://youtu.be/rddIItTmaQk Functional...

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Function Analysis System Technique, FAST - Part 2 - author Pentti Enlund

February 20, 2022 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

VALUE ANALYSIS AND COST PLANNING (Value Analysis / Value Engineering - Part 2) by Pentti Enlund

December 19, 2021 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Value Analysis/Value Engineering process is an important component in product cost management. It is a disciplined action oriented flow of creativity and tools to dig out the invisible roots of value and cost. Mexlink Target Costing and Value Engineering expert Pentti Enlund opens in this article the Secrets of VA/VE.

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VALUE ANALYSIS AND COST PLANNING (Value Analysis / Value Engineering - Part 2) by Pentti Enlund

December 19, 2021 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Interim results of the Smart Manufacturing Network (ÄVE) project

April 01, 2021 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The Smart Manufacturing in Ecosystem (ÄVE) project had its roots in an acute and long-term shortage of skilled professionals in industry.

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Interim results of the Smart Manufacturing Network (ÄVE) project

April 01, 2021 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

CO2 and manufacturing

October 06, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

CO2 is a new driver of the manufacturing industry. Logistics probably can be seen as major emission source, but manufacturing combined with R&D can influence the need of logistics by fatigue life of single components. Read the article and start the co-creation process.

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CO2 and manufacturing

October 06, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Lessons from the ÄVE research forum 20 August 2020

August 20, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Research community is searching new paths to future manufacturing in Intelligent Manufacturing in Ecosystem. Two slide sets in English. The research community accelerates the pace towards the end of the project, which is natural for research. In this forum, intermediate results are shared from a few spearheads that drive knowledge-based productivity development and create innovations touching future megatrends and even adjusting them.

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Lessons from the ÄVE research forum 20 August 2020

August 20, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Find out about the machine shop's new product

July 23, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The manufacturing industry is at a crossroads where the future of the company should actually be decided. Digitization is certainly on everyone's agenda. How should it be handled? When and how to jump on board?

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Find out about the machine shop's new product

July 23, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

ÄVE (Smart Manufacturing in the Ecosystem) From a research forum to industrial applications

April 01, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

The ÄVE project has ended with amazing results in terms of the share between the research community and the companies. A few business projects will continue until the end of the year due to delays caused by Corona. The Intelligent Manufacturing in Ecosystem program has resulted in fruitful world-class results. The following report is available in Finnish, but don't hesitate to contact. I promise to tell novel results with pride (pasi.julkunen@mexlink.fi).

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ÄVE (Smart Manufacturing in the Ecosystem) From a research forum to industrial applications

April 01, 2020 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

STRATEGIC COST MANAGEMENT PROCESS (Strategic Cost Management Process - Part 1 by Pentti Enlud- to be continued)

November 19, 2019 Posted by PASI JULKUNEN

Pentti Enlund, MexLink Target Costing and Value Engineering Expert, will open the article series of practical cost management in product development and in the manufacturing process. Articles will open the general view to practical engineering driven cost management process that is not general in Europe. In this article focus is how to handle customer needs and convert them to technical boundary conditions. The secret is to make a deep dive form visible costs to Invisible and continue even Deeper to cost reduction potential with balanced customer driven features. This article is in Finnish.

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