When it comes to lean versus Six Sigma talent demand, lean wins, hands down. That’s the primary takeaway from a 2022 study by executive search and recruiting firm the Avery Point Group, based on its ...

Are you looking to reduce waste and improve efficiency in your printing operation? John Compton, principal at Compton & Associates LLC, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and senior member of ...

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 ...

While lean has become an umbrella term for good business practices, much of it stems from the Toyota Production System, which advocates smoothing production and eliminating waste, such as ...

The global workforce is evolving rapidly, with emerging technologies, shifting market demands, and a renewed emphasis on ...

Eliminate waste in coal, gas, or nuclear power plant construction through a holistic application of lean principles. “Lean thinking” is a set of principles that work to eliminate waste and create new ...

In this ongoing series, The Fix, we look to problems faced by real companies and how they solved them. The Fix: Handmaker began doing research on how to improve manufacturing processes in a holistic ...

The application of ‘lean thinking’ manufacturing and management strategies can help reduce waste and build more efficient supply chains, according to new research. Lean thinking is a management ...