How Mobile Workstations Support Lean Manufacturing Principles August 19, 2024 How you get work done in a manufacturing environment plays a critical role in... Read More
Practicing What We Preach – Meet Jason Williams, Operations Director October 2, 2018 Over the years you’ve seen a lot of material coming from us about using “Lean”... Read More
Water Spider: Tiny Insect or Production Floor Game Changer? September 4, 2018 With heightened competition from the global economy, a dwindling workforce as a... Read More
Water Spider or Whirligig? The Entomology of Lean Manufacturing March 27, 2018 Lean practitioners are probably aware of the “Water Spider” which is an... Read More
If Lean is so Great, Why Doesn't Everyone Do It? February 22, 2017 Most people, regardless of the industry they are in, are fearful of two... Read More
How to Run a Warehouse Audit February 14, 2017 The perception that many have of the simplicity of warehouse operations merits... Read More
10 Quick Tips to Improve Your Warehouse January 16, 2017 Orders to be pulled. Orders to be put away. Vendors backed up at the docks. The... Read More
18 Lean Manufacturing Quotes (#5 is Amazing) January 1, 2016 1. “Why not make the work easier and more interesting so that people do not... Read More
What You May Not Know About Lean Thinking December 28, 2015 The term lean thinking was coined by James P. Womack and Daniel T.Jones to... Read More
Five New Trends in Lean Manufacturing You Will Want to Know About December 4, 2015 While it’s important for lean consultants to stay on top of current trends in... Read More
Lean Manufacturing Consultants, The Real Story [infographic] July 7, 2014 Can Lean Consultants be a valuable asset to a Company? We use an infographic to... Read More
Lean Manufacturing: 3 Critical Principles for Improving Productivity May 26, 2014 The "go green" movement may have seemed like a passing fad many years ago when... Read More
3 Biggest Myths in Lean Manufacturing May 7, 2014 There are many examples where lean manufacturing has inspired a new and... Read More
Eliminating 7 Types of Waste with 5S Methodology February 17, 2014 5S is a philosophy, a way of thinking which focuses on organizing and managing... Read More
What does it mean to be Lean Six Sigma? [infographic] January 13, 2014 The purpose of Lean is to deliver value to customers by removing all waste,... Read More
Components of Lean Manufacturing November 6, 2013 Over the years, research — as well as trial and error — led to what is now... Read More