Lean: The emerging market challenge

Emerging economies with robust economic growth remain a significant opportunity for companies eager to grow and expand their business. With growth opportunities limited in the U.S. and Europe, these countries will be the battleground for companies in the years to come. Asian companies have improved their skills and practices and are gaining in their ability [...]

Reasons to standardize processes

Cycle Time – it reduces cycle time and assists with production smoothing.  Standardized processes can also help to eliminate non value adding time in the organization and reduce unnecessary motion
Stability – it will increase stability in the organization with a clear start and stop in processes
Safety and Quality – the unexpected can increase the risk [...]

8 types of muda (waste) in an organization

Motion – poor design can severely affect productivity as workers and machines perform unnecessary motion through driving and walking.
Delay – increase in lead time as operations wait for material or as a result of line stoppages. Delays can also have a negative affect on customer service in the organization.
Conveyance – caused by poor layout and [...]