On a roll for over 50 years now, Toyota Motor Corp. is the logical first place to look for a glimpse into the future of lean manufacturing. There a new generation is gearing up to spread the tried-and ...

Pharmaceutical companies are facing increased competition, cost pressures, and a need to improve the performance of their manufacturing operations. Lean manufacturing offers methods, tools, and ...

If we are serious about global competitiveness and a sustained ability to retain American jobs in American factories, it is imperative we recognize one irrefutable fact: the technical issues ...

Today, the 5S audits are gone, and so is the paper. Employees at each workstation access 5S checklists on tablets. Even with ...

Lean manufacturing is a production theory that emphasizes the elimination of waste in all forms. Resource expenditures that do not contribute to the value of a product are wasteful in a lean ...

As such, they resemble manufacturing operations and are candidates for lean process activities, where tools such as value stream mapping and Kanban systems can be applied directly. Some benefit may be ...

Lean manufacturing is an inventory-management and manufacturing strategy that companies implement to reduce costs, increase productivity and gain a competitive advantage. The techniques lean ...

The 5S workplace organization method is the foundation of the lean manufacturing strategy that emphasizes eliminating waste while delivering quality products with greater efficiency. This article ...

The low-volume pharmaceutical industry must adapt Lean Manufacturing tools invented for high-volume, single product industries. From regulatory compliance and globalization to production and pricing ...