For manufacturers seeking to improve operational performance, understanding how waste appears on the shop floor — and how to ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

In this article Computer Associates' Sumner Blount explains the four main principles of Lean GRC -- highlighting how companies can leverage the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Lean IT to help ...

For a company in Chesterfield, Missouri, it involved something as seemingly simple as attaching a trash can to an employee’s chair. For one in St. Louis, it meant leaving the cover off an electronic ...

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 ...

In an era of rapid automotive industry transformation, lean manufacturing remains relevant as a cornerstone of efficient production. Lean manufacturing philosophy emphasises reducing waste and making ...

Time has proven he was on the right path. His objective was operational efficiency in pursuit of quality and customer satisfaction…and a healthy profit. Cost accounting, as he saw it applied, impeded ...

Production planning, for many companies, is still akin to a miscalculated speculation. Their production is based on a forecast, and they build according to that forecast -- which is rarely right. As a ...