Lean manufacturing principles are based on the idea that a company is at its best when it minimizes physical waste and maximizes its available resources. Implementing lean manufacturing policies and ...

Manufacturers may have an industry standard for lean certification as early as this fall. Manufacturers may have an industry standard for lean certification as early as this fall. Currently, the ...

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Question: We are trying to create some standard work around several processes in our plant. Who should “own” this—the operators who run the process or an engineer? I’m not sure I can get everyone to ...

Editor's Note: This article is the second part of a two-part series that summarizes an executive roundtable discussion held at the Lean Learning Center. The first part is Lean Improvement Begins With ...