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 ...

“We are different. Every job is unique.” “We cannot expect teamwork from skilled trades. Their work is too specialized.” “We must keep our people busy at all times. That’s why inventory is so ...

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 ...

Today’s productivity improvement goals, and the significant disparity in wages between U.S. manufacturing and lower-cost countries, require shops to use as much of a machine operator’s idle time as is ...

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 ...

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 ...

Businesses are making cost-savings and improving fleet efficiencies as a result of accident bodyshops implementing ‘lean-flow’ management techniques. While the impact of ‘lean-flow’ delivers benefits ...

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.

Fleet Support Group is claiming businesses are cutting costs thanks to it using accident bodyshops which have implemented ‘lean-flow’ management techniques. Across the UK bodyshop marketplace the ...

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 ...