Lean production is the name given to a group of highly efficient manufacturing techniques developed (mainly by large Japanese companies) in the 1980s and early 1990s. Lean production was seen as the ...

The Toyota Production System or lean management has been described in many ways. It is the systematic elimination of waste. It is continuous improvement. It is striving for interruption-free processes ...

Lean manufacturing centers around minimizing waste and reducing costs through automation and continuous improvements in operational efficiency. Lean manufacturing relies on integrated technological ...

PORT WASHINGTON, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2005--About one year after implementing a lean manufacturing system, premium men's footwear maker Allen-Edmonds Shoe Corporation is reporting ...

On a roll for over 50 years now, Toyota Motor Corp. is the logical first place to look for a glimpse into the future of lean manufacturing. There a new generation is gearing up to spread the tried-and ...

Pharma and advanced therapy manufacturing will only grow more complex in science, regulation, and global scale. But the ...

The implementation of projects for the development of the production system using the principles of lean manufacturing allowed the enterprises of the United Engine Corporation to save 539 million ...

Discover how Nithin Subba Rao reduced waste by 70% and saved USD 50 million through lean manufacturing strategies at a major ...

Manufacturers can draw on tried and tested practices that companies have used to streamline processes to raise profits and increase market share. Eiji Toyoda, Taiichi Ohno, and Shigeo Shingo of ...

The command-and-control hierarchical organization of large companies is rapidly giving way to a more biological metaphor, one in which a corporate nervous system senses important signals from the ...