You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...

The 2014 Lean Accounting Summit offered two days of information-packed presentations and workshops that included case studies showing lean principles in action. It was held October 21-22 in Savannah, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Editor's note: This case study began in December 2015 after a paper was published in Administrative Science ...

What does car manufacturer Toyota and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University have in common? More than you might think. Hospitalists at the Palo Alto, Calif.-based children’s ...

If you peruse major business publications, you have noted phrases such as "lean thinking," "lean transformation," "lean implementation," or "lean business." They all refer to the same lean process.

Lean manufacturing may be decades old, but its relevance is only growing stronger in the age of Industry 4.0. As manufacturers increasingly adopt smart manufacturing technologies, a powerful evolution ...

Daniel Markovitz has been a student of lean manufacturing since he first read The Machine that Changed the World as a Stanford Business School student in 1992. Six years ago, when he became a time ...

A properly designed lean workcell must be easy to reconfigure. In fact, the ability to change the process and go from good part to good part as quickly as possible is a must. The faster the changeover ...

Purchase the 3-Course Package and save $805 on your total price for the LSS Green Belt, Lean Principles and LSS Black Belt courses. The Lean Principles online course provides learners with a ...