Digital information technologies can help companies enhance their lean manufacturing strategies. Tim Stuart, founder and president at Visual Decisions Inc., used a FitBit to illustrate how. “FitBit ...

Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.

Were you educated in the values of kaizen, or continuous improvement, early in your career? Have you minimized your reliance on the warehouse in pursuit of just-in-time production? What colors are on ...

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 ...

No self-respecting, manufacturing conference covering a broad spectrum of topics these days would be without a session or two on Lean Manufacturing—which continues to be a hot industry topic. Such was ...

Lean manufacturing and green manufacturing are not always considered at the same time as companies plan their factory improvement initiatives. Often, in “going green,” a company will aim for a certain ...

Henry Ford gets the credit for creating the first moving assembly line and revolutionizing the process of making cars, as well as manufacturing in general. And rightly so, but what Henry Ford also did ...

Lean production and labor : empowerment and exploitation / Steve Babson -- Unions and management by stress / Mike Parker and Jane Slaughter -- Workers' roles in lean production : the implications for ...

I just finished spending three days with a man named Josh Springer, inventor of “Bottoms Up,” a draft beer dispensing system that fills the glass from the bottom. It’s probably the coolest invention I ...

Question: What offers the greatest opportunity to drive down the cost of a product or service and increase the value of the company? Answer: It's the application of lean principles across the entirety ...