The transformation required of healthcare practices seeking to improve care quality while containing costs could benefit from the application of "lean" management thinking, according to a recent study ...

In this article Computer Associates' Sumner Blount explains the four main principles of Lean GRC -- highlighting how companies can leverage the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Lean IT to help ...

Lean assembly in precision sheet metal fabrication exemplifies 5S, tool shadow boards and all. About a decade ago, during a ...

BZI®'s pre-assembly and panelization processes and tools mitigate hazards, increase efficiency and opportunities for cost ...

Changes were also made within the hospital to improve communication and share information. In 2008, the hospital established its Mark A. Watson Center for Operations Excellence, which uses Lean Six ...

Quality assurance methods address quality issues in the output of businesses. Lean and six sigma principles apply approaches and metrics to a process to promote efficiency with a minimum number of ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Editor's note: This case study began in December 2015 after a paper was published in Administrative Science ...

At the 10th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference in Chicago on June 15, 2012, Bill Gilbert, vice president of marketing for AdvantEdge Healthcare Solutions, explained how ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’ve recently launched a startup, I’m sure that you’ve heard a lot about being “lean.” But I’m not here to discuss the methodology ...

The Canadian company received the award for Lean Project & Construction Management for poultry plant in Calgary.