Lean manufacturing, a management philosophy for minimizing manufacturing costs through waste and inefficiency elimination and quality improvement, focuses on—as is often said—making obvious what adds value by reducing everything else. One of the foundations of lean manufacturing is the Japanese concept of kaizen, meaning to strive for continuous, daily improvement. […]

Accuride Corporation, a leading supplier of wheels and wheel-end automotive components to the North American commercial vehicle industry, prides itself on being dependable. The company knows its commitment to lean manufacturing is key to delivering premium quality products, on time, at a competitive price. In fact, it’s this stringent ethos […]

A skilled welder isn’t born fully fledged. Neither is a superior athlete or an excellent attorney. They train. Mastering a language takes instruction and then practice, practice and more practice. So does playing the piano with any skill. Why should mastering lean be any different? Few would argue that it […]

Sartin, Hytrol Customer Care Manager, recently discussed how lean manufacturing affects the customer experience. According to Sartin, lean manufacturing does not just add to the customer experience: it’s all about the customer experience. Those customers can be the people who buy the project, or they can be the next stakeholder […]

roy, MI – October 25, 2016 – Bill Artzberger, partner at the Lean Learning Center, with over 25 years of experience in Lean Training, Consulting in Lean Manufacturing, and Kaizen Implementations will be presenting at FABTECH 2016 in Las Vegas, NV on Thursday, November 17, 2016. Ron Holcomb, with 30 […]

The Lean Workshop Group is offering free training to anyone wishing to start their ‘Lean Journey’ or perhaps looking to re-fresh their understanding of Lean techniques. Get up to speed with Lean Manufacturing techniques by coming to one of the Lean Workshop Group Training Days at Werma UK Ltd (NN8 […]

You’ve probably heard of the Kanban project management methodology, but you may not know a lot about it. What are the differences between Kanban and other agile methodologies like Scrum, and instruments like the Gantt chart? What is the Kanban methodology used for? Let’s take a look at the origins […]

The methodology will also help the country achieve its 2025 development vision of becoming a middle-income nation. The advice was given in Dar es Salaam yesterday by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Mr Charles Mwijage when he officiated at the second Kaizen Award Ceremony. “The Kaizen methodology is […]

Fear can spread like cancer in any organization and, just like cancer, can cause great damage if it goes undetected for too long and is not dealt with quickly. Fear can be generated in a number of ways: rumors, macro-economic downturns, threat of job relocations and even a misunderstanding of […]

Toyota is known as one of the most environmentally-friendly companies in the world. But how exactly do they do it? After all, they manufacture cars, one of the most environmentally damaging inventions around. They do it using a manufacturing methodology and philosophy they developed in their native Japan. This system […]