Companies adopting a Lean philosophy strive to remove or shorten time spent on activities that the customer doesn’t value. For example, although steps like estimating and makeready are thought of as ...

Do you know the 8 Wastes of Lean? Waste in an organization is all around us. You want to be able to identify waste so that you can go about eliminating it where you can. This article will explore the ...

Car manufacturing has always been synonymous with waste, with mountains of metal shavings, lakes of chemical coolant, and entire landfills devoted to defective parts and packaging materials. The ...