Can Lean techniques, mastered on the factory floor, drive costs from the front office? How much money is your company losing due to wasted effort and low productivity of knowledge workers employed in ...

Lean manufacturing isn't just a trendy concept; it's a strategic framework designed to streamline processes, slash costs and boost productivity. By minimizing waste and focusing on value-added ...

Art Byrne is a true believer in the power of lean. The former Wiremold Co. CEO -- who came to prominence in Jim Womack's seminal book "Lean Thinking" -- has leveraged lean strategies at more than 30 ...

If you listen to some industry experts, only high-tech industries in Massachusetts can survive the new wave of low-cost global competition. Proving that theory wrong, however, are companies ranging ...

The number of people who live with diabetes is on the rise. By estimates of the World Health Organization (WHO), one in eleven people are affected by the disease. This makes the auto-injector market ...

Are you looking to reduce waste and improve efficiency in your printing operation? John Compton, principal at Compton & Associates LLC, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and senior member of ...

Waste is any effort or processes, whether in production, administration or logistics, that's unnecessary. It makes a company hemorrhage cash. In lean manufacturing, multiple value steams are unified ...

In pharmaceutical and especially advanced therapy manufacturing, the pressure to scale up, accelerate timelines, and cut costs has never been greater. In response, many organisations have turned to ...

Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University's Clean Manufacturing Technology Institute at the Center for the Environment will offer free workshops to teach Indiana businesses ways to increase efficiency ...

Dana Corporation vice president of structural systems Bruce Butcher has urged suppliers and original equipment manufacturers alike to fully embrace lean manufacturing principles and new lean ...