Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek.She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of ...

Drybars and DreamDrys may have swept every bachelorette-friendly city across the country, but Dana White says launching and growing Paralee Boyd, a Detroit-based salon business catering to African ...

Key Points Originally designed for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma principles are now widely adopted in corporate and transactional settings to streamline workflows, reduce inefficiencies, and ...

He puts lean thinking in action at My Door Factory, a cabinet door manufacturing business he founded in St. Thomas, Ontario. And he is also founder of Stolbek, a machinery manufacturer.

The term “lean management” is often misunderstood. Lean isn’t just for manufacturing companies alone. Any business or industry can leverage lean management to improve efficiency and output ...

Its U.S. manufacturing operation is in Gorham, Maine. Jotul North America's lean journey dates back some 18 years, prompted by a visit to the Jotul site by a vendor that was practicing lean ...

If you haven’t started applying lean construction techniques to your sheet metal shop, it’s not too late to start and get ahead of your competition. A few years ago, many ductwork fabrication shop ...

There are a number of articles and books written on lean manufacturing techniques and lean construction, including many in the pages of Snips about applying lean in sheet metal shops. This article ...

The Similarities Between Lean & Agile Manufacturing. Lean and agile manufacturing refer to modern advances in production technology and manufacturing methodology that have led to reduced costs ...

What do weight-loss plans and process-improvement programs such as Six Sigma and "lean manufacturing" have in common? They typically start off well, generating excitement and great progress, but ...