In machine-based manufacturing, lean flow begins with the creation of process cells, and linking these cells together to synchronize production. (Firsts of two parts.) The best way to reduce machining ...

The presentation revolves around Ford's efforts to move materials through its manufacturing process in a smooth, balanced fashion using a lean approach for material movement primarily using tugs and ...

If you google “Buffer Management” you will get a variety of results that focus mainly on buffers used to pad time for a task in project management or a deliberate amount time built into a project ...

A story about how an aircraft repair facility, made up of many skilled tradesmen, was transformed into an effective lean team. “We are different. Every job is unique.” “We cannot expect teamwork from ...

The Flow System provides a re-imagined system for organizations to understand complexity, embrace teamwork, and autonomous team-based leadership structures. It is a holistic FLOW-based approach to ...

Lean assembly in precision sheet metal fabrication exemplifies 5S, tool shadow boards and all. About a decade ago, during a ...

Use of the Lean and Six Sigma approaches can help anesthesia teams improve quality, according to a recent industry and market news alert by Anesthesia Business Consultants CEO and President Tony Mira.

Associated General Contractors of America is hosting the webinar "Seeing Value: Application of Lean Thinking to Construction Operations" on Tuesday February 19, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time. During ...

When new leadership came on board in 2011 and 2012 at Health First, a four-hospital integrated delivery system and health plan in Brevard County, Florida, the organization suffered from low quality ...