In today’s competitive, budget-conscious environment, apparel and footwear executives face substantial challenges, from rapidly shifting consumer and channel demands to rising labor costs and market ...

Because lean manufacturing reduces waste and increases the efficiency of your production line, it has an impact on other parts of the business. Converting to the new system requires adjustments within ...

More than likely you’ve heard the term kaizen or kaizen blitz, but what is kaizen? Kaizen is a Japanese term meaning change for the better or incremental improvement. Continuous improvement can take ...

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD) – Trident Technical College has announced plans to offer free lean manufacturing training for 84 participants through the ManuFirstSC Grant program. With the demand for ...

In the context of increasing global industrial competition and intensifying customer demands, there has been considerable pressure on U.S. small- and medium-sized (SME) manufacturers in recent years ...

Before 2004 Schneider Electric's Peru, Ind., operations struggled to implement a successful lean manufacturing program. The electrical equipment manufacturing plant had primarily relied on books and ...

Lean manufacturing aims to incorporate processes and attitudes to increase efficiency and streamline operations and overhead, resulting in cost savings, increased profits and an engaged, motivated ...

I visited a company a few weeks ago that asks all of their employees to do a green belt project. It’s not mandatory, but completion of a project is part of their annual review. Not surprisingly, the ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. (WCBD) – Dorchester County will hold three drop-in public information meetings for residents interested in participating in the lean manufacturing program. Dorchester County Public ...