Lean manufacturing isn't just a trendy concept; it's a strategic framework designed to streamline processes, slash costs and boost productivity. By minimizing waste and focusing on value-added ...

“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.

There is a lean thinking book that should be in everyone’s library. It is titled, “All I Need to Know about Manufacturing I Learned in Joe’s Garage: World Class Manufacturing Made Simple” by William ...

As the healthcare delivery system transitions from volume to value, hospitals are looking for new ways to cut costs and improve quality. To accomplish these dual goals, many hospitals employ Lean ...

Michigan Tech’s Lean transformation uses an embedded Lean practitioner model that has our frontline supervisors and employees solving problems and making improvements. In this model, the Office of ...

One Monday morning about a year ago, a Japanese manufacturing expert touring a Solectron Corp. metal enclosure plant in Hillsboro, Ore., stopped at a machine that had a changeover time of two and a ...

The concept of continuous improvement (CI) and—more specifically under the umbrella of CI—programs such as total productive maintenance (TPM), world class manufacturing (WCM), and lean are certainly ...