Arguing that automation doesn’t provide value to manufacturers is like arguing that springtime is bad for farmers. No one, least of all the authors, would hold that there’s no room for ...

Lean principles and lean management are business principles that aim to make manufacturing and other processes more efficient by only have the absolute requisite resources to hand at the right time in ...

You are doomed to disappointment if you expect perfection in a mature lean organization—even one that’s been at it for 10 or 20 years. Problems still exist in well-run lean manufacturing plants or ...

In today's business landscape, lean principles have become essential to achieving efficient and effective operations management. With a foundation built on reducing waste and fostering continuous ...

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 ...