IndustryWeek’s coverage of lean and continuous improvement over the past year presents a wealth of wisdom to help advance your 2026 pursuit of manufacturing excellence. If you are looking for a finish ...

Kanban is more than just a board on a wall, it is a way of working that focuses on continuous improvement through evolutionary change. Kanban starts with understanding your current state of work and ...

For your continuous improvement initiatives, tools such as kaizen, kanban, SMED, or 5S are necessary, but they are insufficient to achieve results. Saws cut wood, wrenches tighten bolts, and knives ...

Connected devices, wearables, cloud computing, sensors, machine learning and algorithms are all capabilities and technologies transforming business and society. These are the core components enabling ...

Fueled by the proliferation of industrial data and push for data-driven business practices, OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) remains a core manufacturing metric given its ability to boil complex ...