The best approach to creating the most efficient and effective business structure involves both Six Sigma and Lean principles. With 37 hours of learning in the new Lean Six Sigma Project Manager Courses & Certifications offer on TNW Deals, you’ll understand concrete processes for increasing efficiency and limiting wasted time […]

When companies decide that their own internal warehousing capabilities are lacking, they can decide to select a third-party logistics (3PL) provider to run their warehousing operation for them. Often, a shipper will demand more from a 3PL than it would from itself. This is particularly true when it comes to […]

“Lean Manufacturing: Maximizing Value and Eliminating Waste” will be the topic of a free program presented Jan. 27 by Geauga Growth Partnership. The event takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Newbury Business Park Executive Center at 12373 Kinsman Road in Newbury Township. Reservations are required. Ty […]

When lean manufacturing first gained attention, it generally was perceived to be incompatible with manufacturing resource planning (MRP) and ERP. Lean manufacturing emphasizes physical signals and controls, and works to reduce inventory, work in progress (WIP) and lead times, all common characteristics of an MRP/ERP environment. Nonproduction activities like reporting […]

Sharps Compliance Corp. (NASDAQ:SMED) – Analysts at First Analysis lifted their FY2016 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Sharps Compliance Corp. in a note issued to investors on Friday, according to Zacks Investment Research. First Analysis analyst now expects that the brokerage will earn $0.25 per share for the year, […]

Russia’s manufacturing industry contracted in December, halting a two-month recovery as falling oil prices threaten to extend the country’s recession into a second year. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 48.7 in December, a reversal from the positive 50.2 and 50.1 readings in October and November, according to a statement […]

Years ago, I cycled across Thailand to Cambodia as part of a Gulf For Good cause, and learned a few things that have stayed with me. We were a mixed bag of abilities, sizes, drives – you name it. It was tough going with us on the saddle for most […]

The North East Canvas Products Association (NECPA), a trade association dedicated to the growth and improvement of the canvas and outdoor fabric industry, is pleased to announce that it is bringing leading experts in Lean Manufacturing to speak at its 2016 Annual Meeting & Expo. As part of its mission […]

OLEAN — Ten local job-seekers graduated recently from the Jamestown Community College Advanced Manufacturing Machinist Training program at the college’s Cattaraugus County location. The third annual class featured four women — more than ever before. The college held a ceremony to honor the graduates Dec. 10. anderson shortell – 300x250Little […]

The world is full to bursting with self-help tips, blogs and books, each one promising to streamline, revolutionize or optimize your workflow. Do many of them work? Almost certainly. Sometimes, however, the simplest solution is the best one. That’s where Kanban comes in. It might just sound like another funny […]