Four Types of Ceiling Tiles. There are four broad types of ceiling tiles - acoustical, plastic, tin and cork. Within those categories there is a further break down of tiles by design, installation and use. Acoustical ceiling tiles are used to help soundproof a room.
Lean manufacturing is a process improvement methodology based upon the highly acclaimed Toyota Production System (TPS). The main focus in lean manufacturing is the removal of waste from a value stream. Waste in this instance is defined as anything that consumes resource but does not add value for the customer.
Lean is BOTH speed and quality, as opposed to having a tradeoff between the two. Too many in the âLean Six Sigmaâ world have spread a false dichotomy that Lean is about Speed and Six Sigma is for quality. Lean is, at its core, historically and practically, a quality methodology. Kaizen is a core part of the Lean philosophy (along with ârespect for peopleâ) if you look at the two pillars of âThe Toyota Wayâ management approach.