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Safety Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (SFMEA) Over the last year and a half, Fastco’s safety team has been developing a Safety Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (SFMEA). We identify safety and health risks using a failure modes and effects analysis. We adopted this from the quality methodology used in the automotive industry to reduce […]

The Inspection Team Scoreboard The Inspection Team developed Scoreboard drivers based on production from our Electronic floor, EZ-sort and Roller sort. As a crew, we forecast the production volume weekly on Mondays for all three areas. We create this forecast using the number of tubs that can be run from in-house inventory as well as […]

  Fastco Quality; A tale of redemption and going above and beyond for a customer! At Fastco, we take quality and customer service seriously. That being said, the Quality team itself doesn’t often get to be “good guys.” Our jobs often involve the negative, what was wrong, what didn’t go right, what failed internally or […]

Thread Roll Drivers for 2024 A driver represents a key activity that drives the operations and financial results of a company.   In Thread Roll, we chose three drivers this year that we really wanted to focus on:  Parts Produced, Machine Efficiency, and Training Hours.  We also have a year-long mini game called “Make the Boss Pay” […]

  China and Taiwan: What’s the Big Deal? If you have been paying attention to the news lately, you have probably come across stories of increasing tension between China and the island state of Taiwan.  In fact, in recent years the Chinese government and military has become increasingly aggressive with respect to violating Taiwanese airspace, […]

  What is an Engaged Workforce? What do we mean by an “engaged workforce?” You might not know the definition, but you can probably picture someone on your team that embodies the company’s values and purpose in everything they do. An engaged employee is one who is committed to their organization’s culture and mission as […]