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Lessons from the Road: Eliminate Waste with Purpose

When I ask people to define lean, as often as not the definition centers on waste. But lean isn’t all about waste. It is more about building organizations than trimming them. A popular definition is “do more with less.”

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Apr. 9, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

Operations: Cost Reduction Strategies Steer Away from Outsourcing

The bloom may be off the rose when it comes to sending manufacturing offshore -- and that statement is open for debate -- but manufacturing's drive to bring down costs remains as popular as ever. What has changed is where companies are looking to dial down the dollars....More
Apr. 4, 2013

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Have I Mentioned The IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards Program?

Have I mentioned the 2013 IndustryWeek Best Plants Awards competition? It's IndustryWeek's annual salute to North American manufacturing excellence, and I am the coordinator of the competition....More
Mar. 11, 2013

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The Sequester and its Possible Effect on the Supply Chain

The sequester will have an effect on the government supply chain...especially those not well prepared....More
Mar. 8, 2013

Article

The Recession's Empowerment Lesson

Data from the IW Best Plants winners demonstrates the value of engaged employees....More
Mar. 5, 2013

Commentary

Outward Signs of Unstable Process Flow

If you have even one of these issues, you will have trouble with a lean implementation....More
Mar. 5, 2013

Commentary

Wanna Sabotage Your Lean Implementation Effort? Try This 2

Failure to create stable process flow is a basic failing of the simplest form....More
Feb. 26, 2013

Commentary

Five Keys to Effective Operational Problem-Solving

By completely and thoroughly resolving the core issue, we can accomplish two things: stop wasting resources dealing with problems from the same core issue and create sustainable improvement in the organization....More
Feb. 16, 2013

Article

IndustryWeek

2013 IndustryWeek Best Plants Conference Features Continuous Improvement Strategies

The IndustryWeek Best Plant Conference, IW’s annual salute to outstanding North American manufacturing facilities, provides continuous improvement practitioners the opportunity to learn from the best of the best, the winners of the IW Best Plants Award program....More
Feb. 14, 2013

Commentary

Lessons from the Road: Eliminate Waste with Purpose

When I ask people to define lean, as often as not the definition centers on waste. But lean isn’t all about waste. It is more about building organizations than trimming them. A popular definition is “do more with less.”...More
Feb. 11, 2013

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The Value of Training

Companies worldwide are having trouble finding qualified Supply Chain & Logistics recruits....More