With a renewed focus on "doing more with less," many organizations are looking at how the adoption of lean processes can increase efficiency and thus grow their bottom line. Lean programs within ...

Lean (leen) n. 1. A business management approach for problem solving and process improvement. This is accomplished by creating groups of people who have expert status in various methods and carrying ...

Lean management theory and the implementation of lean processes improvement are becoming increasingly popular at hospitals across the country. Lean principles can improve efficiency, financial ...

The software industry at the turn of the century needed a new direction. After years of preparing for Y2K, and then the dot-com crash, it was time for change. Industry leaders came together and ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

Even in ordinary circumstance, Legal Operations is under pressure to find more efficient ways for in-house legal departments to do business. The upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have thrown ...

Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

Uncertainty about the economy doesn’t do companies any favors. When business and consumer spending slows, leaders face tough decisions about which expenses to cut. And workers worry about whether ...

Krishna Valluru applies Lean to financial services: 50% faster processes, 25% cost savings, 30% error reduction via value ...

he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company’s manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies ...

For a company in Chesterfield, Mo., it involved something as seemingly simple as attaching a trash can to an employee’s chair. For one in St. Louis, it meant leaving the cover off an electronic ...

CINCINNATI—ISO certification has its benefits, but other business approaches might be more useful, according to Charlie Neff, president of Friction Coating Corp. in Clinton Township, Mich. If ...