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 ...

The amount of creative improvements at Au Niveau in Montreal, Canad, was unreal, we immediately pulled out our cameras and ...

Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

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 hard to think of a principle that the business world worships more than "lean." This manufacturing religion, hatched by its demigod Toyota 50 years ago, has attracted followers the world over who ...

Does your business have a framework for solving problems? Lean expert Art Smalley was one of the first Americans to work for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. There, he learned how to problem solve ...

On a roll for over 50 years now, Toyota Motor Corp. is the logical first place to look for a glimpse into the future of lean manufacturing. There a new generation is gearing up to spread the tried-and ...

For a company in Chesterfield, Mo., 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 ...

Don't be fooled. All too often, pressure to protect the bottom line coupled with tales of low wages, low overhead, and less restrictive regulation cause manufacturers to jump ship and move overseas.