In the wake of the pandemic supply-chain shocks that revealed the fragility of lean production, US businesses are emulating Amazon by developing sprawling, adaptable logistics networks.

The Single Minute stands for a single digit minute, that is, less than ten minutes. Some of the benefits of SMED are: SMED ...

Should a custom fabricator adopt or adapt lean manufacturing principles?

Does the experience hold important implications for worker and union responses to lean production in other settings? The findings presented are the result of a longitudinal investigation conducted ...

The NSW Government is continuing its commitment to rebuild the state’s manufacturing industry with the launch of an $800,000 pilot program aimed at boosting productivity, reducing costs and increasing ...

More a Japanese philosophy. Pioneered by Toyota in the 1950s, it's known today as lean production. James May:And it has a simple goal: to completely eliminate waste from the production system.

Those were a few of the insights from an experts panel discussion on the proper uses of kaizen, lean and other continuous improvement strategies in the modern factory. Responding to an audience ...