Lean manufacturers have a leg up on speeding products to market, reducing costs and keeping customers happy. In this overview, I’ll share how to engineer, set up and manage the project for a lean ...
Originally designed for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma principles are now widely adopted in corporate and transactional ...
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 ...
At the recent IndustryWeek Manufacturing & Technology conference, I had a chance to go on one of the plant tours. The factory was making a device that had maybe 10 parts in it. Robots dutifully ...
In today's manufacturing environment, assembly work is routinely characterized by short production cycles and constantly diminishing batch sizes, while the variety of product types and models ...
Developed in the 1950s as a means to survive and compete against the giants of the automotive sector, lean manufacturing helped Toyota evolve from a small-volume producer (with little capital) to ...