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Kaizen at the meat station revitalizes food bank

04/12/2015 16:300 comments
Kaizen at the meat station revitalizes food bank

A year ago, the 24-year-old Rainier Valley Food Bank was at a breaking point. Need had climbed steadily for five years, food donations were down and an increasingly international clientele meant more potential for cultural and linguistic barriers than ever before. For Sam Osborne, Executive Director, the “meat station” — a half busted, […]

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Campofrío vows to rebuild factory in Burgos, after devastating blaze

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Campofrío vows to rebuild factory in Burgos, after devastating blaze

Spanish food group Campofrío said on Monday that it would open a new plant in Burgos within two years, after a fire completely destroyed a major factory in the northern city at the weekend. Campofrío director general Fernando Valdés, and Ignacio González, who is the director general of the firm’s […]

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Lean Manufacturing in Apple

04/06/2015 13:276 comments
Lean Manufacturing in Apple

Three weeks from now, a strange phenomenon may be observed on British high streets and in upmarket shopping arcades. Long lines of youngish people will form orderly queues in the vicinity of a particular store. They will be diversely attired, though some elements of consistency may be discerned. The males, […]

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The future’s bright, the future’s Lean

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The future’s bright, the future’s Lean

After more than three decades of applying Lean in the West, perhaps the most important thing – and one that we’re still learning – is that Lean is a philosophy and a way of life, not just a set of tools and techniques. I strongly believe that Lean has a […]

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Lean Manufacturing in mobile robots and programmable surfaces

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Lean Manufacturing in mobile robots and programmable surfaces

When the James Webb Space Telescope is launched in 2018, engineering and advanced manufacturing skill from Waterloo Region will help astronomers peer out to very beginning of the universe. Com Dev International in Cambridge built the fine guidance sensor and scientific instrument that is the Canadian Space Agency’s contribution to the […]

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Hess is Mirroring Toyota Manufacturing Process to Slash Well Costs.

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Hess is Mirroring Toyota Manufacturing Process to Slash Well Costs.

DENVER, April 2 (Reuters) – Oil producer Hess Corp has turned to a manufacturing process developed by automaker Toyota Motor Corp to cut costs and boost production as crude oil prices lag. Deploying a process called Lean manufacturing, and used by only a handful of other oil producers, the move […]

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Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor

03/27/2015 23:451 comment
Toyota Veteran Rises to Corporate Office From Factory Floor

TOYOTA CITY, Japan—When 15-year-old Mitsuru Kawai started working at Toyota Motor Corp. in 1963, he didn’t fathom his journey would take him from the factory floor to the corporate suite. But 52 years later, Mr. Kawai is preparing to take the post of senior managing officer, the highest position ever held by a […]

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Logistics News: Should Shippers Adopt Lean Manufacturing Methods In The DC?

03/12/2015 14:240 comments
Logistics News: Should Shippers Adopt Lean Manufacturing Methods In The DC?

DC automation comes at a time when the logistics industry, especially in the USA, is struggling to keep up with the ever changing demands of the global e-commerce marketplace. While next day shipping is being offered by most consumer goods companies, same day shipping is the goal of a few […]

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11th Annual Northeast Lean Conference Announces Dan Ariens and Norm Bodek to Deliver Keynote Addresses

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Northeast LEAN conference

The strategically compiled agenda and speaker list offers a diverse range of topics for delegates to choose from, centered around the conference them “Putting the Pieces Together,” which refers to the honing in on the correct combination and sequence of employee and management practices that will unlock an organization’s Lean […]

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Transplant OEMs drive growth in North American auto industry

03/11/2015 9:292 comments
Transplant OEMs drive growth in North American auto industry

It’s likely that New Domestic OEMs will spur the majority of the North American automotive production growth going forward into the next five years. While domestic automakers are pushing into emerging markets abroad, international automakers are taking the same cue, expanding their production and assembly presence in North America, according […]

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