The Lean approach to process redesign can improve operating room turnover, Joan Ferrara, RN, clinical resource manager at Medline Industries, wrote in a Medline blog post. She shared five steps to ...

It is imperative to predict or at least know the quantified financial benefit of the Lean Journey. Often, firms can show improvement in terms of cycle times and setup times, but the expression and ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. (March 26, 2014) -- Air Force aircraft maintenance mechanics recently teamed up with depot employees to standardize processes for work performed on a satellite communications ...

Barry Arbuckle wasn’t totally sold on the idea. Sure, lean philosophies worked in Japanese manufacturing companies, but he wasn’t building cars. Could those waste-reducing principles really organize ...

As an industry, the American healthcare system falls into three groups: those that embraced Lean principles early and persevered, those that tried and failed and quit, and those that are just waking ...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- U.S. Army Special Operations Command is teaming up with Lean Six Sigma to provide an overall organizational culture change to reduce waste in the work place. Instead of making your ...