Lean manufacturing is misunderstood and disparaged, with an absence of facts behind the perception. Manufacturing has a serious PR problem. Dark, dank, dangerous and disappearing is a work environment ...

The following list of do's and don'ts is aimed at keeping manufacturers focused on the right thing rather than indulging in the ultimate waste: wasting time. 1. Do perform a root cause analysis to ...

It’s a question that crops up with amazing regularity: What’s next after lean manufacturing? It’s an odd inquiry, really, because it implies that you “finish” lean or toss it aside in favor of the ...

Lean manufacturing aims to incorporate processes and attitudes to increase efficiency and streamline operations and overhead, resulting in cost savings, increased profits and an engaged, motivated ...