In lean manufacturing it’s called kanban, or pull. Rather than pumping out tons of inventory in the hope that someone will buy it, the producer makes what’s needed as needed, when the customer asks ...

Let's start with why lean communication matters. As anyone who's been in private practice will know, your firm can spend all the money in the world on consultants and technology, but if the GC doesn't ...

In lean manufacturing, making work visible is about organizing work so that everyone involved is clear at all times what the status of work is, and the most important next steps are obvious. As I’ve ...

While headlines have hailed the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) that President Barack Obama announced in June as the start of a "Renaissance in American Manufacturing," it has already ...

Third-Party Logistics Provider (3PL) LeanCor and the Laurier Executive Development Centre have added two key topics to the Lean Supply Chain Practitioner course being held April 16-19: Communication ...