The best way to reduce machining lead time is to establish a “flow” from one process to another, using cells to link, synchronize, and eliminate excessive material handling, excess inventory, and ...

Discover how Lean Six Sigma enhances performance by combining Six Sigma and Lean methods to reduce waste and defects, ...

Compiled By Eric Merfalen The lean/flow manufacturing process is one step closer to overall production efficiency, says J.D. Edwards & Co. Specific enhancements to its manufacturing solutions support ...

I just attended the IWF show in Atlanta, and it was great to see trade shows back in full force. Three massive buildings full of vendors and thousands of people walking the aisles in search of that ...

Compiled By Jill Jusko Pelion Systems Inc. recently introduced Collaborative Flow Manufacturing (CFM) 2.0, a modular software suite that was designed exclusively to optimize demand-driven ...

FlexNet Lean Material Flow software for global manufacturing operations management (MOM) was developed in collaboration with Accenture to support Lean Manufacturing. It is designed to better ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

Health First in Brevard County, Florida, made substantial improvements in patient flow through use of a bed-tracking system and implementing Lean principles, according to a paper from Rand Corp. The ...

This month I take a slight departure from extraordinary CEO’s to extraordinary CEO’s in the making. One example is Randy Skarlupka, who is vice president of Operations & Engineering at Miller ...