“They need a conveyor,” said the guy on my left as we observed the assembly process. Operators walked back and forth from the assembly station to bring finished parts to the shelf and to get ...

One is that lean is expensive. Whether it is excess materials, rework of improperly done work or simply time one trade spends sitting around waiting for another trade to finish, waste is without doubt ...

While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

Recently implemented methods initiated by Roll-Kraft’s lean manager, Kevin Hartman, have resulted in an immediate reduction of waste material in the tube and pipe and roll forming tooling production ...

Lean manufacturing starts with “buy in” at the shop-floor level, by individual workers. Those who do the work need to be fully invested in the process for it to succeed. Lean manufacturing is perhaps ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- U.S. Army Special Operations Command is teaming up with Lean Six Sigma to provide an overall organizational culture change to reduce waste in the work place. Instead of making your ...

Barry Arbuckle wasn’t totally sold on the idea. Sure, lean philosophies worked in Japanese manufacturing companies, but he wasn’t building cars. Could those waste-reducing principles really organize ...

In her position as a traffic manager for an advertising agency in Wilmington, Delaware, Suzanne Fields’ duties include working on procedures to make sure everything flows smoothly. Looking to ...

To keep bottom lines healthy, organizations are turning to a process called lean revenue cycle management. John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, helps organizations utilize this ...