Many have seen the success lean manufacturing can have on a company’s bottom line. Toyota Motor Corp. is one of the greatest implementers of lean and knows how culture can significantly increase a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — When Roy Jordan founded North Forest Office Space in 1982 with his wife, Patty, he needed to understand all facets of constructing buildings. Business survival required utilizing time ...

Organizations get more value from their investments in lean when lean is about behaviors, not just tools. That’s why it’s important to deliberately shape your lean culture. And if you’re going to ...

While much has been written on the topic of lean, little of it has focused on the merging of individual lean cultures. Perhaps that’s an oversight that needs to be rectified. Manufacturing ...

Silvia Aparecida Corrêa Sanches, an administrative supervisor with 15 years of experience in the hospital sector, is l ...

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In this workshop, you’ll learn how to transition from a traditional manufacturing approach to that of a lean manufacturing environment. Waste is eliminated, productivity increased, and you gain a ...

KALAMAZOO -- As the recession tightens fiscal belts across West Michigan, area hospitals are on a diet. Three hospital systems have adopted a technique pioneered by the automotive industry known as ...

The construction industry has been employing lean principles primarily in field production through Last Planner and Pull Scheduling. Other lean tools are being used to improve contract relationships ...