QAD Inc. (NASDAQ:QADA) (NASDAQ:QADB), a leading provider of enterprise software and services designed for global manufacturing companies, today announced that Dr. James P. Womack, co-author ofThe Machine that Changed the World, will be a featured presenter at Explore 2015, QAD’s annual user conference. QAD customers will learn about the trials […]

Oil producer Hess Corp has turned to a manufacturing process developed by automaker Toyota Motor Corp to cut costs and boost production as crude oil prices lag, according to a Reuters report. Deploying a process called Lean manufacturing, and used by only a handful of other oil producers, the move […]

Workers in occupational health and safety in a manufacturing environment may find themselves having to adopt lean production techniques, both within their occupational health (OH) department and in the company as a whole. A commonly used tool is the “5S”method; Sian Edwards explains what it is and how it works. Occupational […]

Lean manufacturing has become a way of life at Atlas Copco. The Swediesh manufacturer has taken the principles and applied them into action, helping to reduce costs, improve performance, and in the process, increase quality. • How Lean Manufacturing is Influencing Operations at Barrick Gold For Atlas, the days of readily accessible […]

Hess Corp is looking to a manufacturing process developed by Toyota to decrease costs and increase production in the midst of low oil prices, according to a recent report by Reuters. Using the method dubbed Lean manufacturing, which is utilized by only a few other oil producers, the company has saved approximately […]

Nestle​, the world’s largest food group,​ reported an 11 per cent rise in the production of Kit Kat bars over the first three months of 2015, boosting production at its York manufacturing site. The York plant makes up to 7 million Kit Kat bars a day and employs 1,800 people. […]

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Bought or be bought? Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles(FCAU), would rather not say. What he will discuss is theauto industry consolidation, in which FCA intends to participate. Earlier in the week, sources told Reuters that Marchionne is determined to execute a major deal before stepping down in 2019, […]

An s+b Roundtable: This Mexican cement company redefined itself as a global solutions provider with the critical capabilities to match. See also “The Foundation of CEMEX’s Success—In Pictures.” Participants were Jaime Elizondo,  Luis Farias, Luis Hernandez, Ignacio Madridejos,  Juan Pablo San Agustin, Karl Watson Jr.; moderated by Thomas A. Stewart. Consider the challenges […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Is your organization ignoring an issue that’s hindering performance because it lacks time or expertise to solve it? Are you facing inconsistencies in production? Or could your operations be more efficient, with the potential to positively impact the bottom line? The University at Buffalo’s Six Sigma Black […]

GEORGETOWN, Ky. — It’s not hard to see how energy fits into Kevin Butt’s business of assembling 2,000 cars a day. “When we make cars, we argue about pennies sometimes,” he said. “Make it better, but don’t spend the money.” Butt is the regional environmental director at Toyota Motor Corp.’s […]