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 ...

Henry Ford gets the credit for creating the first moving assembly line and revolutionizing the process of making cars, as well as manufacturing in general. And rightly so, but what Henry Ford also did ...

Were you educated in the values of kaizen, or continuous improvement, early in your career? Have you minimized your reliance on the warehouse in pursuit of just-in-time production? What colors are on ...

Lean has played a significant role for the past few decades in driving efficiency across manufacturing organizations by providing people with the data and methods for eliminating waste, improving ...

Raising individual company productivity is essential to revitalizing U.S. manufacturing. The U.S. market share for manufactured goods by domestic producers has been in decline for the last 20 years, ...

A lean business model is an approach to business development that focuses on creating value for the customer while minimizing waste within the organization. This model derives its core principles from ...

Constraints on the U.S. defense industrial base and concerns about limited manufacturing capacity have been ascribed to a production approach described as “just-in-time.” Just-in-time production has ...

There is a growing trend happening globally where manufacturing operations are moved from one region to another, and typically, the method followed is lift and shift, where "an exact copy of an ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

In the first four parts of this lean energy management (LEM) series we have laid out the logic for adoption of lean management techniques common to other manufacturing industries like automotive and ...