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Stop pretending to know it all if you want to be a great manufacturing leader, and AI tools could help you do that. Those were a few of the insights from an experts panel discussion on the proper uses ...

IBM Rational's MCIF offers a twist on Kaizen, a lean manufacturing mainstay and the process of "continuous improvement" practiced by Toyota for 50 years I was just about to write an essay on Kaizen in ...

Kaizen is generally accepted to mean “continuous improvement”. Nowhere is it more applicable than the area of lean manufacturing. In this presentation learn how to leverage your existing data, as well ...

Buffalo, N.Y. -- The Carbide/Graphite Group of Niagara Falls, FMC Corp. of Buffalo and Avery Denison of Buffalo have partnered with the University at Buffalo's Center for Industrial Effectiveness ...

On a roll for over 50 years now, Toyota Motor Corp. is the logical first place to look for a glimpse into the future of lean manufacturing. There a new generation is gearing up to spread the tried-and ...

Pankaj Goyal, Co-Founder and COO of AutoNxt Automation. Lean manufacturing principles can play a crucial role in the electric vehicle (EV) industry in India. The application of lean manufacturing can ...

Under the scheme, MSMEs are offered handholding towards the implementation of lean tools at three levels – basic, intermediate, and advanced. (Image: pixabay) MSMEs in services sector: A white paper ...

The sacred space of the shop floor is where managers must start if they want real change, according to this true believer Masaaki Imai is a living legend. He popularised the Japanese management ...

Safety has been getting an unexpected boost at some facilities that, in the past, did not seem so committed to a proactive safety approach. Old school employers are unexpectedly adopting many of the ...