Continuous improvement. Elimination of waste. Respect for people. These are the pillars of lean thinking, which was popularized when Toyota introduced the concept to the automobile industry in the ...

Innovation is often born from individuals who view design as a way to shape forward-thinking ideas. While design alone can’t deliver the promise of innovation, frameworks—such as design thinking and ...

Dr. Adil Dalal, DBA is CEO, keynote speaker, leadership guru, author of 4 books, and winner of numerous prestigious global awards. Lean technology, also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS), ...

Accountability, cellular flow, standard work -- three pillars of Lean manufacturing. These precepts, with roots at places such as Toyota, aren't lost on the MRO industry. Not anymore. Once considered ...

So, what is lean management exactly? Put in its most simple form, lean management is about eliminating waste without sacrificing productivity to improve work processes, purposes, stakeholder value, ...

In today’s fast paced era of digital transformation, rapid skill evolution, and accelerating knowledge, leadership must also evolve too. Traditional leadership — centred on rigid hierarchies, ...

Getting lean is routine for George Koenigsaecker. And the manufacturing veteran believes the plastics industry can benefit from doing the same thing. Koenigsaecker, president of Lean Investments LLC ...

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