Relentlessly improve through lean is the operational strategy at Watlow. Here, employees review performance at the gemba. A skilled welder isn’t born fully fledged. Neither is a superior athlete or an ...

Waste that provides more services, effort or energy either before it is needed or in addition to what is needed. Examples of overproduction could be putting extra laborers on a project, assigning ...

Do you know the 8 Wastes of Lean? Waste in an organization is all around us. You want to be able to identify waste so that ...

You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

There are a number of articles and books written on lean manufacturing techniques and lean construction, including many in the pages of Snips about applying lean in sheet metal shops. This article ...