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 product layout is the opposite of the process layout. Rather than have a specific section for each group of tools and supplies, the product layout is an assembly line.

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 ...

Each step in this process is essential to adding value. Value stream mapping is a technique — developed from Lean manufacturing — that organizations use to create a visual guide of all the components ...

This guide describes 9 basic lean manufacturing principles that should help you evaluate lean manufacturing solutions for your own applications. The 9 principles discussed are: Continuous Flow, Lean ...

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 ...

According to a comprehensive study by Future Market Insights, the global conveyor belt market is projected to be valued at ...

We’ll explore common types of manufacturing waste, how to identify waste in your production process, and most importantly, how to minimize manufacturing waste so you can maximize your profits. 7 ...

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 ...

Control: The new process was monitored using dashboards combining Agile metrics (velocity and lead time) with Lean Six Sigma metrics (Cpk and defect rates). Results Shipment delays decreased by 40%.