The role of monetary rewards in lean systems is controversial. Some lean advocates oppose using monetary incentives, arguing that they are ineffective and counterproductive. Others see compensation ...

Lean thinking originated with the Toyota Production System. Its success in streamlining existing automotive manufacturing processes led to the adaptation of those principles to other areas of business ...

Lean manufacturing centers around minimizing waste and reducing costs through automation and continuous improvements in operational efficiency. Lean manufacturing relies on integrated technological ...

The following is an excerpt from People Solve Problems: the Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem (2021: Old Dutch Group), the latest book by IndustryWeek lean leadership contributor Jamie ...

Simply put, lean is the practice of creating more value with fewer resources. The concept is inspired by the Japanese management theory from Toyota, where lean concepts are designed to improve and ...

In the first four parts of this lean energy management (LEM) series we have laid out the logic for adoption of lean management techniques common to other manufacturing industries like automotive and ...

he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company’s manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies ...