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You can increase the efficiency of your manufacturing operations and cut costs by adopting lean manufacturing concepts. Implementing a program of lean manufacturing identifies sources of waste and ...

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 ...

I am going to share some pictures with you from Hodges Millwork of Royce City, Texas, in this article to demonstrate just how common sense lean is for anyone who may still doubt the simplistic, yet ...

Continuous improvement requires delving deeply into all processes at manufacturing companies. Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement, based on the Toyota Production System, is now being applied ...

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 ...

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

Lean production is the name given to a group of highly efficient manufacturing techniques developed (mainly by large Japanese companies) in the 1980s and early 1990s. Lean production was seen as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about 21st century leadership, Agile, innovation & narrative. The focus of lean is on providing the customer with more ...