Lean’s three guiding principles involve purpose, process and people. “The primary purpose of any organization—and first step in any Lean thought process—is to correctly specify the value that the ...

In the first four parts of this lean energy management (LEM) series we have laid out the logic for adoption of lean management techniques common to other manufacturing industries like automotive and ...

Lean manufacturing and green manufacturing are not always considered at the same time as companies plan their factory improvement initiatives. Often, in “going green,” a company will aim for a certain ...

The last few years have shaken the assumptions of the manufacturing industry. Supply chains and labor sources that had been dependable and robust crumbled before our eyes as the coronavirus spread. It ...

IT a roadblock to progress? Never, you say. How can that be when IT lives and breathes innovation? Who else but IT dared to usher open source, XML, SOA, and cloud computing out of the high-tech labs ...

How many of you, and your companies, are more digitally literate than you were 12 months ago due to the ongoing pandemic? I'd wager there are a lot of virtual heads nodding in agreement. As ...

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, commonly termed Industry 4.0 (I4.0), represents a paradigm shift in manufacturing, characterized by the deep integration of cyber-physical systems, the Internet of ...

It’s a question that crops up with amazing regularity: What’s next after lean manufacturing? It’s an odd inquiry, really, because it implies that you “finish” lean or toss it aside in favor of the ...

However, lean’s many benefits extend well beyond the assembly line. And, as a new book argues, its qualitative approach to enterprise improvement has never been more relevant. What a Unicorn Knows, by ...

Henry Ford gets the credit for creating the first moving assembly line and revolutionizing the process of making cars, as well as manufacturing in general. And rightly so, but what Henry Ford also did ...

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

Learn about lean project management and how it can improve efficiency and productivity. Discover its principles, benefits, and how to implement lean methodology in your projects. Lean project ...