Are you looking to reduce waste and improve efficiency in your printing operation? John Compton, principal at Compton & Associates LLC, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and senior member of ...

Healthcare has a lot of potential for waste. Patients face waiting room times and confusing paperwork. Staff members handle more paperwork, extra medications, distant supply closets. On top of it all, ...

LEAN started in the automobile manufacturing industry and has spread to nearly every industry in every country. LEAN is how companies bring continuous improvement to life. It’s much simpler to ...

Has lean peaked as an operational strategy for U.S. manufacturers? Maybe so, suggests Theodore Duclos, president of Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, a Detroit-based manufacturer of advanced ...

“They need a conveyor,” said the guy on my left as we observed the assembly process. Operators walked back and forth from the assembly station to bring finished parts to the shelf and to get ...

Every business is unique. For most, simply adopting a single, prescribed approach is a risky move. In the case of Six Sigma, it can be especially tempting to, seeing the success of major companies ...

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 ...

The State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF) is committed to reducing its impact on the environment by managing its waste in an efficient and sustainable ...