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Zach Baird on Continuous Improvement of the Production Process | American Hardwood Advisor

Hello from Studio 3B! Welcome back to the American Hardwood Advisor podcast. Today on AHA, Steve Stack sits down with Zach Baird from the third generation of the Baird family. Watch as Zach and Steve discuss the experience he brings to the company, discovering and implementing production process improvements, providing customer satisfaction with product quality, increasing manufacturing productivity, and being part of a third-generation family business. As Zach explains, if you want to improve manufacturing processes, you have to go on the factory floor and talk to the production line workers. Before an engineer can optimize or streamline a process, discuss it with team members on the shop floor. They can easily pinpoint inefficiencies, breakdowns of communication, bottlenecks, a piece of equipment that needs, updated, and other issues in the workflow or their workspace. The bottom line is that if you want to increase process efficiency or implement new technologies, those on the manufacturing floor can show you where improvements are needed in real-time. It’s not just about minimizing downtime; it’s about maintaining the methodologies from 60 years of product quality at Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods. Zach has a wealth of knowledge and experience to improve upon Baird’s decades of high-quality manufacturing operations. Manufacturing companies are no stranger to automation and lean manufacturing. While manufacturing efficiency is important, it shouldn’t be the end all be all of continuous improvement. Quality control in the manufacturing industry comes from improving processes and communication to make the highest product quality possible for the end customer. Brought to you direct from Studio 3B at Baird Brothers Fine Hardwoods, AHA is your source for trends, tips, and insights into how the building industry has evolved. Join Steve Stack along with guest builders and industry leaders as they talk shop on what it takes to be the best of the best. Subscribe to our channel to stay up to date on the latest content on hardwood products, DIY tutorials, tips & tricks, and interviews. Browse and buy online: www.BairdBrothers.com ORDERED easily. DELIVERED conveniently. ENJOYED comfortably.