The economy is firming, hiring is on an upswing and consumers appear inclined to spend. That’s good news for D’Addario & Co., a U.S. firm that manufactures the strings found on all sorts of musical instruments, from cellos to electric guitars. Like many U.S. manufacturers, it’s still trying to make […]

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A multidisciplinary team led by nursing leadership and physicians developed a plan to meet increasing demand and improve the patient experience in the ED without expanding the department’s current resources. The approach included Lean tools and engaged frontline staff and physicians. Applying Lean management principles resulted in quicker service, improved […]

Each year lean thinkers from dozens of industries, at every stage of their journey, gather the Lean Transformation Summit to learn, share, and network. Last year?s summit in New Orleans was the largest and highest rated summit in LEI?s 20-year history. Our goal is to improve our summit every year. […]

Triumph Structures – Los Angeles is well versed in both Lean Manufacturing principles and steeped with many examples of the benefits that a Robust Lean Culture enjoys. Working with Lean tools & Techniques for 10 plus years we have enabled many product Value streams to be improved through the identification […]

* Italy’s Fincantieri invested $100 mln to expand shipyard * Cost of LCS ships coming down * Adopting techniques used in automotive, other sectors * Competition for next ship version could be worth billions MARINETTE, Wis., Sept 6 (Reuters) – Big investments, lean manufacturing techniques borrowed from the automotive industry, […]

Thursday, August 27, 2015, Vancouver, BC – Creation Technologies, a worldwide leader in electronics design and manufacturing and recent overall winner of the global Service Excellence Award for Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) providers over $500 million, hosted U.S. Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX-3) last week at its high-tech manufacturing facility in […]

It’s not unusual to find a family-run business in the region. But there are very few that have more family members involved in the day-to-day operation of the company than Hayes Manufacturing in Fife Lake. And three-fourths of the company is owned and operated by three daughters of the founders. […]

(Reuters) – Big investments, lean manufacturing techniques borrowed from the automotive industry, and a more engaged workforce have revamped the Wisconsin shipyard where Italy’s Fincantieri SpA (FCT.MI) builds the Freedom variant of the U.S. Navy’s coastal warships for prime contractor Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N). Fincantieri invested $100 million in recent […]

The WFSGI expects an high level international audience, deriving from over twenty countries. This year’s event will not only focus on the more technically orientated topics but also on Corporate Responsibility in its many aspects. During the two-day conference the audience will have the opportunity to interactively participate in workshops […]