The construction industry has been employing lean principles primarily in field production through Last Planner and Pull Scheduling. Other lean tools are being used to improve contract relationships ...

IndustryWeek’s coverage of lean and continuous improvement over the past year presents a wealth of wisdom to help advance ...

Lean methods are typically thought of by managers as tools designed to create and support behavior change on the part of employees. Yet how many times have you heard it said that the successful lean ...

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- Tobyhanna employees earned a Department of the Army award for using Lean Six Sigma tools to save more than $1 million over three years by simplifying the overhaul and ...

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Between a pandemic, heightened competition, total supply chain uncertainty, and states shutting down and opening — customers, suppliers, and employees are all in unchartered territory. Despite the ...

In today's business environment, each department of an organization has to balance various important tasks with increasingly limited resources. For example, as the chief operating and financial ...

To thrive even in times of economic tumult and supply chain disruptions, organizations need to be built from the top down with efficiency and quality in mind. Common problems such as shipping delays ...

The application of ‘lean thinking’ manufacturing and management strategies can help reduce waste and build more efficient supply chains, according to new research. Lean thinking is a management ...

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The increase in risk and capex required to exploit new gas and oil reserves in ultradeepwater areas is driving the offshore energy industry to adopt lean management tools and techniques. This is the ...