Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving ...

Typical Lean Manufacturing Measurements. Lean manufacturing is a production system that eliminates waste through all steps in the process to build a product. Companies using lean systems work to ...

John Compton is a go-to when it comes to assessing, advising, and helping printing companies implement lean strategies in ...

Lean isn’t just a trendy concept; here’s how it can streamline processes, slash costs and boost productivity in a competitive manufacturing landscape.

The three fundamental principles of lean manufacturing -- reducing waste, increasing value and continuous improvement -- relate very directly to training as well.

There are a number of articles and books written on lean manufacturing techniques and lean construction, including many in the pages of Snips about applying lean in sheet metal shops. This article ...

Many companies that initiate lean do so by working to lean-up functional factory departments (or work centers) through individual kaizen events. This is a mistake, since isolated lean interventions ...

With the right approach to continuous improvement, printing companies can thrive if they’re willing to make the investment.

Pardue said removing doorknobs draws on another principle of lean manufacturing: “poka-yoke” or mistake-proofing. That’s when you make it impossible to attach or use a part in the wrong way.

Some toolmakers have been slow to adopt principles of lean manufacturing; an egg-based post-holiday check-in; and Toyota's new sustainable electric vehicle.

If you haven’t started applying lean construction techniques to your sheet metal shop, it’s not too late to start and get ahead of your competition. A few years ago, many ductwork fabrication shop ...

Even basic Lean thinking is useful and can be applied far beyond manufacturing. Additionally, just like programming Lean is a great way to teach problem-solving.