Standardizing your company’s approach can pay off. Here’s how. by Michael Mankins In lean manufacturing, the goal is to establish precise procedures for making products in the safest, easiest, and ...

Note: The previous column laid out the premise that for it to remain relevant, the practice of Lean must conceptually broaden its current Cost-of-Goods-Sold focus to include all wastes associated with ...

However, lean’s many benefits extend well beyond the assembly line. And, as a new book argues, its qualitative approach to enterprise improvement has never been more relevant. What a Unicorn Knows, by ...

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The first four articles of this series have established the need for current Lean practice to evolve and in addition laid out ideas for that progression. This article will establish a construct for ...

Lean manufacturing is an inventory-management and manufacturing strategy that companies implement to reduce costs, increase productivity and gain a competitive advantage. The techniques lean ...

Colin Parris is CTO & SVP of GE Digital, a global leader in digital technology and empowering digital transformation efforts at scale. As you refine your business strategy for 2021, you may be asking ...

With nearly half of physicians reporting they’ve felt burnt out, some healthcare systems are turning to Lean transformation strategies to improve the resiliency of their team members, according to ...

Although many hospitals sing the praises of lean management, the trendy business philosophy still leaves room for error, particularly if implemented as a half-baked improvement project for certain ...

Across today’s performance-driven healthcare landscape, lean management principles are an increasingly important strategy for enhancing all elements of clinical care delivery. Ongoing process ...