Craig Shular has been the chief executive officer of Parma-based GrafTech International since 2003 and has built a team credited with taking the company from the brink of bankruptcy to profitability ...

Lean concepts, once the mainstay of the manufacturing industry, are becoming increasingly integrated into health care to improve functions and decrease costs. These concepts will be the topic of the ...

Now more than ever, your sheet metal shop operations need to be lean in order for you to get the most out of your socially distanced workforce. But when it comes to lean, how do you separate fact from ...

Lean labour is an approach that allows companies to find increased efficiencies while still respecting the workforce and providing an environment that nourishes new ideas. Lean looks to replace ...

We have often discussed the question of whether the ability to successfully implement a successful lean initiative is something like being able to dunk a basketball or bench press 300 pounds: One can ...

Lean concepts and methods have a bit of a reputation for being “anti-innovation.” All the talk of standardization tends to be off-putting to some who claim that the focus on consistency hinders ...

Lean is a method that grew out of the Toyota Production System in the middle of the 20th century to create a more effective and efficient business by motivating and engaging the workforce to eliminate ...

In the early years of my business career (mid ’80s), I was introduced to the concepts of Total Quality Management. My company was totally focused — from the top down — on removing inefficiencies from ...

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Applying lean concepts to labour force It will be an advantage for companies that find the right balance of cost while creating an effective and motivated workforce which also provides new ideas.