We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking, “What’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is ...

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 ...

Digital information technologies can help companies enhance their lean manufacturing strategies. Tim Stuart, founder and president at Visual Decisions Inc., used a FitBit to illustrate how. “FitBit ...

The principles of lean manufacturing have proven their effectiveness across various industries, and the project management domain is no exception. The integration of lean principles into project ...

Lean concepts and methods have a bit of a reputation for being “anti-innovation.” All the talk of standardization tends to be off-putting to some who claim that the focus on consistency hinders ...

Circuit board test, like any step in the PCB assembly process, benefits from lean manufacturing practices that continually improve process steps. If lean manufacturing principles were applied to ...