In industry, an increased need for budget cuts can put even the best manufacturing efficiency plans under pressure. European manufacturers are estimated to spend over €400 billion every year on maintenance. With this figure in mind, could it be possible to decrease expenditure while improving efficiency? John Mitchell reports European […]

“Lean” is a very pesky word. I’ve come to suspect that it conjures images of starvation and poverty in people’s minds; which is why at social gatherings, I always wince a bit when someone asks about my business philosophy. I’ve found that as soon as I drop what I’ve come […]

The Internet of Things (IoT) promises entirely new worlds of opportunity in many industries, but chief among them is the change that IoT and the machine-to-machine revolution is delivering in the manufacturing space. The streamlined process, the end-to-end visibility, and the cost savings they deliver now and in the future […]

As part of Superior Machining & Fabrication’s expansion into the aerospace sector, the North Texas manufacturer has completed a list of upgrades to its machine shop. The upgrades are expected to prepare the company for clients in the aerospace industry. The improvements include the purchase of new CAD/CAM software, a […]

That would be a great quote from Booz Allen, if it weren’t slightly ahead of its time. New machines want to speak to us and want to be part of orchestrated processes in the factory, but we are not there yet. The mission ahead for Smart Manufacturing initiatives is to […]

Sturtevant, WI — (SBWIRE) — 02/19/2016 — Topper Industrial, a leading manufacturer of various material handling equipment, discussed the systems, equipment, and processes required by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and Tier 1, 2 and 3 component suppliers in the automotive industries. The processes in place must support just-in-time (JIT) delivery […]

A staple of the manufacturing world, the Lean methodology has been gaining traction in healthcare. Historically, “Lean” is a set of focused management practices based on the Toyota Production System. This includes tools for prioritization and alignment, tools to see and eliminate waste, and tools for quality and structure. Clearly, […]

FRIDAY, Feb. 12, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Lean Six Sigma practices can improve the dispatch time of medical reports sent from a hospital to a primary care provider, according to research published online Feb. 8 in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. Yara L. Basta, M.D., from the Academic […]

CHANDIGARH: With an objective to develop expertise on lean manufacturing in industries, CII organised a workshop on lean manufacturing practices here on Friday at Chandigarh. Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach for identifying and eliminating waste in operations through continuous improvement for doing everything more efficiently, optimizing the cost of […]

Mike Wilson, global head of logistics at Panalpina and MBA graduate from Cardiff University in 1993, now finds himself working with his alma mater on a research project to forecast the demand of a company’s products and plan its inventory accordingly. With this partnership, Panalpina said it has become the […]