In the 1990s while first learning about Japanese manufacturing and Toyota, I was also studying organizational development. A retired University of Michigan researcher, Lawrence Lippitt, ran a monthly ...

In today's business landscape, lean principles have become essential to achieving efficient and effective operations management. With a foundation built on reducing waste and fostering continuous ...

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 ...

Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire clearly was pleased by the standing-room-only size of the audience that greeted her as she climbed onto the Tacoma Convention Center stage recently for the Washington ...

The five leading principles for a LEAN supply chain, which leads to a culture of continuous improvement, increased efficiency and less waste. DC Velocity Staff ...

Lean manufacturing concepts eliminate wasteful practices while delivering increased value to the customer. These principles are simple to apply but require full employee participation and relentless ...

Companies competing in a complex global marketplace face enormous pressure to maintain operational excellence. Applying Lean Six Sigma, the quality management technique used to reduce waste, eliminate ...

Maintenance is an incredibly complex function, applied across multiple tasks, resources, and locations. Maturity in maintenance management will dictate how much waste there is. Organizations that are ...

At Toyota North America, the Japanese concept of muda — waste in all its forms — drives continuous improvement across 15 ...