PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Simpler Consulting, L.P., a leading global management consulting firm that helps companies improve processes to stimulate business-impacting results, today announced that ...

Are you looking to reduce waste and improve efficiency in your printing operation? John Compton, principal at Compton & Associates LLC, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and senior member of ...

In this ongoing series, The Fix, we look to problems faced by real companies and how they solved them. The Fix: Handmaker began doing research on how to improve manufacturing processes in a holistic ...

“They need a conveyor,” said the guy on my left as we observed the assembly process. Operators walked back and forth from the assembly station to bring finished parts to the shelf and to get ...

Paul Akers has announced a new app called 2 Second Lean Play that offers all of his books and other lean manufacturing resources in an audio format and all for free. “We have noticed that not everyone ...

In an era of rapid automotive industry transformation, lean manufacturing remains relevant as a cornerstone of efficient production. Lean manufacturing philosophy emphasises reducing waste and making ...

LEAN started in the automobile manufacturing industry and has spread to nearly every industry in every country. LEAN is how companies bring continuous improvement to life. It’s much simpler to ...

We continue in our series on Lean Construction and the seven major “wastes” found in our effort to construct quality that is safe, productive and profitable. Let’s examine the waste that can come from ...

My previous column ("Next Generation Lean: Lean Processes Need to Continuously Improve") laid out the premise that there is a significant disconnect between Lean results, namely that while there are a ...

In this ongoing series, The Fix, we look to problems faced by real companies and how they solved them. The Challenge: Manufacturing errors and delays were racking up at NextDayFlyers.com—and founder ...