We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking “what’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is important that all machines are located in the right spot based on lean principles, but it’s not that decisive. there isn’t […]

I think this month’s article will apply to everyone who is even thinking about Lean.  Whether you have been manufacturing for 50 years, or you are a start-up looking to find new and innovative ways to have saw dust coursing through your veins, you won’t want to miss this one.   You probably got as […]

Boy, if there were ever a more counterintuitive statement than the title of this article, I would like to hear about it.  How can something that promotes efficiency harbor waste?