Virginia Mason Health System in Seattle was among the industry’s earliest adopters of Lean, a management process based on Toyota’s production system that focuses on identifying areas of waste to ...

The role of monetary rewards in lean systems is controversial. Some lean advocates oppose using monetary incentives, arguing that they are ineffective and counterproductive. Others see compensation ...

Lean manufacturing centers around minimizing waste and reducing costs through automation and continuous improvements in operational efficiency. Lean manufacturing relies on integrated technological ...

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The purpose of lean management is to sustain a lean production system. Without a lean management system, lean implementation often falters, sometimes fails, and virtually never delivers up to its long ...

Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that small businesses can use to reduce waste and improve performance throughout their organization. The approach centers on the use of structured techniques and tools ...

Picking up from last month’s discussion of the four principle elements of the Lean Management System, this month’s column will focus on the second element — visual controls. The four elements that ...

There is a dark side of lean management. Although the benefits of it are enormous, the failure rate for lean programs can be very discouraging. After recently attending a lean management conference, I ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Nov. 16, 2006) - Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey presented four Army Materiel Command organizations the 2006 Shingo Prize Public Sector Award for achievement in ...