Lean manufacturing concepts eliminate wasteful practices while delivering increased value to the customer. These principles are simple to apply but require full employee participation and relentless ...

Because lean manufacturing reduces waste and increases the efficiency of your production line, it has an impact on other parts of the business. Converting to the new system requires adjustments within ...

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 ...

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 ...

How can a lean factory tollgate process work? Here is a sample tollgate path for re-working your facility’s layout – or setting it up from scratch. Tollgate 0 – Completely evaluate brownfield and ...

Discover how work cells streamline manufacturing by enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and minimizing waste, with real-world examples of successful implementation.

After nine losing quarters, Solectron is on a roll. The contract manufacturer finally turned a profit in the fiscal period ending May 31, 2004, with net income of $21.3 million on revenue of $3.04 ...

Don't bother reaching for the doorknob at Indow, a Portland company that makes energy-efficient window inserts. Chances are it’s not there. The handles of the company refrigerator have also been ...

To get its management thinking clearly about how to improve manufacturing, Ford Motor Co. is putting its chiefs to work in assembly plants. "If we're going to be competitive, we've got to change the ...

Just when you think you know a thing or two about manufacturing, you get a call from a friend and have a discussion that blows your mind. “How did I not know this already!” That happened to me last ...