Discover how Nithin Subba Rao reduced waste by 70% and saved USD 50 million through lean manufacturing strategies at a major ...

Lean manufacturing and green manufacturing are not always considered at the same time as companies plan their factory improvement initiatives. Often, in “going green,” a company will aim for a certain ...

Pharma and advanced therapy manufacturing will only grow more complex in science, regulation, and global scale. But the ...

Ryan Tierney has radically transformed his company Seating Matters in Ireland into a world-class organization. We discussed at length two highly debated topics, as well as a lean breakthrough that is ...

A manufacturing plant produces more than just goods. It’s also a data factory. Every asset, product, process and system on the plant floor creates and contributes to a staggering volume of data. One ...

It’s a question that crops up with amazing regularity: What’s next after lean manufacturing? It’s an odd inquiry, really, because it implies that you “finish” lean or toss it aside in favor of the ...

Continuously optimizing manufacturing operations around concepts like OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) and Lean Manufacturing may seem outdated in the age of Industry 4.0, the Industrial Internet ...

After nine losing quarters, Solectron is on a roll. The contract manufacturer finally turned a profit in the fiscal period ending May 31, 2004, with net income of $21.3 million on revenue of $3.04 ...

Single-piece production is a staple of lean manufacturing. Microlab, a manufacturer of high-performance components such as directional couplers and filters for RF and microwave distribution systems, ...

I just finished spending three days with a man named Josh Springer, inventor of “Bottoms Up,” a draft beer dispensing system that fills the glass from the bottom. It’s probably the coolest invention I ...

If you listen to some industry experts, only high-tech industries in Massachusetts can survive the new wave of low-cost global competition. Proving that theory wrong, however, are companies ranging ...

Don't bother reaching for the doorknob at Indow, a Portland company that makes energy-efficient window inserts. Chances are it’s not there. The handles of the company refrigerator have also been ...