The Lean Insider

Last year at this time, I posted a list of lean resolutions designed to help increase the chance of success of your lean initiatives. ...

One of the more intriguing presentations I heard at the recent AME conference proposed applying lean principles to higher education. And I d...

Qualified people seeking lean management jobs are able to find more opportunities and higher salaries now than they did a year ago. So says ...

You are going to be hearing a lot about applying a lean approach to environmental problems. That’s because national concern about the enviro...

Congress, under the influence of rich multinational corporations, is on a path to decimate U.S. manufacturing through horrendous trade agree...

Have you ever heard of a patient transporter? That is a person who works in a hospital whose job is to move a patient from point A to point ...

Whenever a manufacturer says there is a shortage of their product because they didn’t anticipate the huge demand, I can’t help wondering: Wo...

After an absence of a few weeks due to our transition to new ownership, I'm pleased to say the Lean Insider blog is back in action. I...

For a successful lean implementation, focus intently on planning, communication and training before beginning implementation.             Th...

I previously wrote about the efforts of Tata Motors in India to build a car and sell it for only $2,500 . The plan is intended ...