Lean process improvement is becoming a popular method for hospitals looking to streamline processes, reduce costs and improve quality. While the general principles of Lean management are increasing ...

Across industries such as food processing, pulp and paper, ceramics, engineered wood, biomass, and chemicals, manufacturers ...

"When times are good, it covers a lot of mistakes," said John Brandt, CEO of the Manufacturing Performance Institute, during a recent IndustryWeek-hosted Webcast. However, those mistakes become ...

The issue of reshoring has been around for a while. For instance, longtime manufacturing executive Harry Moser started his Reshoring Initiative over a decade ago. Working to get Original Equipment ...

To improve performance, lean thinking must go beyond theory—it must be put into practice. The Rochester Chapter 44 of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IEE) will hold the 31st Annual Performance ...

Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...