Paul Akers has announced a new app called 2 Second Lean Play that offers all of his books and other lean manufacturing resources in an audio format and all for free. “We have noticed that not everyone ...

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There are a number of articles and books written on lean manufacturing techniques and lean construction, including many in the pages of Snips about applying lean in sheet metal shops. This article ...

Developed in the 1950s as a means to survive and compete against the giants of the automotive sector, lean manufacturing helped Toyota evolve from a small-volume producer (with little capital) to ...

In pharmaceutical and especially advanced therapy manufacturing, the pressure to scale up, accelerate timelines, and cut costs has never been greater. In response, many organisations have turned to ...

Lean has its limits. For companies that make custom-engineered products in low or varying volume Quick Response Manufacturing is a more effective strategy says Rajan Suri, founder of the Center for ...