Successful project improvement managers implementing lean manufacturing techniques use the 5S methodology to eliminate waste and improve customer satisfaction. To eliminate waste, project managers ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Workers from multiple South Bend manufacturing companies recently completed Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s (MEP) Team Member Lean Certificate Training and Lean ...

Developed by Hiroyuki Hirano during the post-war Japanese. era, 5S Lean has been used by Toyota for many years. With 5S principles incorporated into its world-famous production system, Toyota became a ...

For many businesses, implementation of the Toyota Production System (TPS) requires many new concepts such as 5S, Kaizen, Asa-Ichi, Genchi-Genbutsu and Yamazumi charting. The implementation of these ...

Time-management expert Daniel Markovitz says workers can apply the principles of lean manufacturing to improve their productivity. Here, he explains three lean manufacturing concepts and offers ...