Lean assembly in precision sheet metal fabrication exemplifies 5S, tool shadow boards and all. About a decade ago, during a ...

“Lean” process improvement can reduce costs, improve efficiency and make execution more predictable. Lean requires an investment and a culture change. Lean has resulted in improved execution in a ...

You might have heard about lean manufacturing techniques and how they’ve helped companies such as Toyota streamline their processes, reduce waste, minimize costs and increase productivity. But if ...

Lean manufacturing is a production system that eliminates waste through all steps in the process to build a product. Companies using lean systems work to reduce costs, inventory and cycle time -- the ...

If you haven’t started applying lean construction techniques to your sheet metal shop, it’s not too late to start and get ahead of your competition. A few years ago, many ductwork fabrication shop ...

Six Sigma, a quality-control methodology first developed for manufacturing, is now used by business and organizations of all ...

Premier healthcare alliance hospitals and health systems have formed a new collaborative to optimize performance and deliver sustainable, standardized care. Coined to describe Toyota's business during ...

After losing much of their business to COVID-19 restaurant closures, the owners of Clay Bottom Farm in Goshen didn’t flinch. During the past several years, Ben Hartman and Rachel Hershberger have ...

Dublin, Sept. 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Bottlenecks to Flow: Optimizing Design Controls and Validation in Medical Device QMS (Oct 23rd - Oct 24th, 2025)" training has been added to ...

Over-processing is applying more resources than are required, needed or requested. Examples include using copper instead of PVC, getting additional signatures on requisitions, duplicating data on ...

Colin Parris is CTO & SVP of GE Digital, a global leader in digital technology and empowering digital transformation efforts at scale. As you refine your business strategy for 2021, you may be asking ...

UK industry needs to emulate its US counterparts and adopt 'lean manufacturing' techniques. The sector's willingness to help itself is now more important than calling for government intervention. This ...