What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean manufacturing encompasses a broad array of industrial philosophies, concepts, and strategies. It can be intimidating to first-time learners. As a...
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What is Gemba & How it Can Benefit Your Facility
The word gemba is a Japanese term that is used as part of many industries manufacturing strategies. The term means ‘The Real...
The Benefits of Lean Manufacturing
As a management philosophy, lean manufacturing is all about continuous elimination and reduction of waste in the production and business...
How to Select a Good Six Sigma Project
In any organization, there will always be problems and issues. It’s a part of the overall process of doing work,...
The Visual Workplace
The need for continuing improvement in the workplace grew over the years with new methods and systems introduced by organizational...
How To Use a Kanban Board
The Kanban board has been used extensively in many Japanese businesses for many decades. Tracing back its history, it was...
The Importance of a Positive Workplace Culture
A workplace culture is the core of any organization, and it can spell success or failure. The character of any...
Using Kaizen…to Eat Sushi?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Think Draw Kaizen, commonly referred to as “continuous improvement,” proves very helpful in many workplaces. Businesses and organizations...
Kaizen at the Food Bank
Photo: Flickr/Salvation Army USA West What if kaizen and lean thinking were implemented at a charity like a food bank?...
Does 3-D Printing Have a Role in Lean Manufacturing?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Subhasish Panigrahi A lean workplace seeks ways to make itself more productive and more efficient, and a recent...