However, one flaw in the Lean strategy is that Lean is predicated on the assumption of a stable, contained process in which variation has little significance. In the manufacturing industry, this ...

Lean@VirginiaTech will host a â Why Lean Safety?â workshop on October 26 and 27, 2011 in the Raleigh-Durham airport area and share insights on how to best manage safety issues using Lean principles.

Don't expect a positive ROI from your lean and Six Sigma investments if they are nothing but a pretty picture. I once had a plant manager tell me his factory had implemented Six Sigma, but there was ...

A faster, smarter methodology for launching companies may make business plans obsolete. by Steve Blank Launching a new enterprise—whether it’s a tech start-up, a small business, or an initiative ...

On the face of it, standardization and improvement may be viewed as extreme opposites. We look at the benefits of standardization. Some standardization benefits are specific to lean. Breaking down ...