To remain competitive, manufacturers must utilize "lean manufacturing" — operating with maximum productivity and process efficiency, while generating quality products. Although establishing processes ...

“They need a conveyor,” said the guy on my left as we observed the assembly process. Operators walked back and forth from the assembly station to bring finished parts to the shelf and to get ...

As UB TCIE’s project engineer, Akshay Sivadas provides audits of, training in, and implementation of international Quality Management System (QMS) standards. He combines process-based QMS development ...

When developing IT products, problem solving is often the top motivation. Developers identify a problem and provide a solution. Unfortunately, without considering the user experience during the design ...

As an industry, the American healthcare system falls into three groups: those that embraced Lean principles early and persevered, those that tried and failed and quit, and those that are just waking ...

In an emergency, every second counts. So, when the need arises to use eyewashes and emergency safety showers, eliminating any waste and inefficiency from the process can mean the difference between a ...

Circuit board test, like any step in the PCB assembly process, benefits from lean manufacturing practices that continually improve process steps. If lean manufacturing principles were applied to ...

A product’s design determines its features, materials, performance, time to market and costs. Its quality, however, depends on the quality of the processes used to develop and make it. This doesn’t ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Lean is good. Fat is bad. Right? Maybe not. Ask the polar bear if he doesn’t store fat, how would he survive the winter? This furry ...