The Lean Insider

And now, for another example of a company embracing the lean principle of respect for people, we turn to… eBay.             An online auctio...

The future of automotive manufacturing is a continuing trend toward greater flexibility produced with fewer resources.             That’s th...

Gas prices are setting new highs, concern is growing over environmental effects and the movement to produce ethanol and other alternative fu...

Looking at a manufacturing supply chain strictly from a lean perspective, you should obtain parts locally, as close to your plant as possibl...

Embracing green principles makes sense in healthcare construction because it saves energy and lowers infection rates, a new report says, and...

If respect for people is a fundamental lean principle – and it is – then Delta Air Lines CEO Gerald Grinstein is someone who could be an exc...

I’m generally in support of the idea of Chrysler being owned by a private equity group. It eliminates the need to look for so-called synergi...

You will only truly optimize your supply chain by using not only lean and six sigma, but also the Supply Chain Operations Reference model, k...

The relationships between Boeing and its suppliers represent the future of aerospace supply chains, according to an analysis conducted at MI...

“Resilient” is not one of the adjectives typically used in describing a lean enterprise. (“Flexible” or “agile” can be heard more often.) Bu...