lean manufacturing News

Written by Bruce Hamilton (aka The Toast Guy from the best-selling Toast Kaizen lean training dvd), "www.oldleandude.org" will be an on-going reflection on Lean philosophy and practices with an emphasis on keeping good jobs close to home.

The goal of Lean is to streamline all activities necessary for the creation of value and eliminate everything else.

Contribution will expand implementation of Xtivity's inventory optimization services base worldwide

Lawrenceville, GA, November 24, 2010 – ACTLean and Schuh & Company are pleased to announce their approval by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as a Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitator and Trainer.

Business901 introduces Value Stream Marketing, a 28 day program for organizations that want to apply Lean to Sales and Marketing and implement Lean through the Value Stream Marketing process

Silver Eagle Manufacturing, the global leader in military trailers and converter dollies, has received ISO 9001:2008 certification. ISO certification follows a rigorous auditing process that assures Silver Eagle has a quality management system.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

Preactor’s suite of planning and scheduling solutions provides productivity improvements for SAP ERP users (R3 to ECC6).

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

The Northeast Shingo Prize Conference will be held at the RI Convention Center in Providence on October 19-20, 2010. The agenda centers on how the philosophies of Lean and CI are effective in all businesses, from the shop floor to the operating room.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies.

Preactor International today announced the successful integration of the innovative riteTIME Touchscreen Shop Floor Data Collection (SFDC) system with its own family of Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS) solutions.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

Preactor International, leading specialist planning and scheduling Software Company, announces a major business win with Euroclad Facades Limited. Expected benefits include improved planning visibility and a reduction in production time and costs.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

TriVista continues to add consultants in China. Edwin Song joins as Lean Production Specialist.

The Buker, Inc. organization, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois is an international management education and consulting firm that works with manufacturing and distribution companies

Cincom exhibits innovative manufacturing solution at NMW. Cincom offers a solution that features intelligent, role-based Operations Management combined with proven Lean Execution at National Manufacturing Week.

Guest was Ankit Patel, founder of Lean Way Consulting based in Nashville, TN

The training sessions will help Lean Thinkers launch and sustain lean transformations in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing processes.

Specialist APS system required to improve capacity management

Summit Associates President Will Present Case Study in Lean / Six Sigma Implementation

Wilson's Topic: Are you Engaged in Continuous Improvement or Continuous Catch-up?

TriVista, a boutique management consulting firm with global offices, recently announced the addition of two senior advisors to its team in North America.

Building the Lean Fulfillment Stream: Supply Chain and Logistics Management runs March 23 in Cambridge, MA, and Lean Warehousing and Distribution Operations runs April 6-7 in San Antonio, TX.

“Management Accounting for Lean Businesses” is aimed at finance and operations managers who are running into conflicts between their traditional management accounting systems and the application of lean principles.

“Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing,” the new web-based training workshop from the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute, lets participants learn at their own pace, alone or with a team.

Systems2win a supplier of Excel Templates for Lean Kaizen Continuous improvement tools has introduced the Lean Starter Toolkit that includes a selection of downloadable templates, videos and instructions.

James Womack, who led the MIT research team that gave lean production its name, reveals his latest research and thinking about lean management on a new DVD of a seminar and Q & A session with managers and executives.

Clarity Management Consulting, based in Syracuse, New York, was awarded national certification as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) by the National Minority Supplier Development Council.

A unique group of companies, including two that have sustained lean transformations since the mid-1990s, will reveal how they are developing lean longevity at the Lean Transformation Summit, March 3-4, 2010, Orlando.

Companies that want to emerge stronger from the recession will benefit from a series of San Diego workshops Jan. 12-14, 2010, by the Lean Enterprise Institute on how to extend the benefits of lean thinking from production to other functions.

The first Lean Managers’ Conference sponsored by the nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute will explain how the work of managers in new lean management systems is fundamentally different than what managers do in older “modern management” systems.

Gemba Academy releases new computer-based lean manufacturing training course on how to cut equipment changeover times in half, reduce inventory, free up cash and reduce lead-times.

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Best Practice Research is a leading provider of lean manufacturing, six sigma, and lean six sigma online training for managers, engineers, and business professionals.

The Lean Manager, published by the Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI), shows managers how to go beyond implementing lean production tools to a lean management system.

Synerflex Consulting provides World-Class Solutions such as Lean Supply Chain Management, Lean Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Services or Office, Leadership Coaching, and Small Business Marketing.

Setpoint Systems, Inc., an industrial automation integration firm, has been selected to modernize the back-end manufacturing process for the .50 caliber ammunition cases at Alliant Techsystems, Inc. (ATK) Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP).

Setpoint Systems, Inc., an industrial automation integration firm, has been selected to modernize the case mouth waterproofing process for .50 caliber ammunition at ATK’s Lake City Army Ammunition Plant (LCAAP).

MIE Solutions, a proven leader in the software industry, has just released version 10.3 of their industry leading production control software for the manufacturing industry.

The 3rd Annual TWI Summit (www.twisummit.com) is scheduled for May 12-13, 2009 in Mason, OH, a Cincinnati Suburb.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – Kaufman Global announced today the launch of its online marketplace - an on-demand publishing house for its library of Continuous Improvement content.

Accuposture's eco-friendly SlatWall System is perfect for any environment from health care to industrial applications. The patented aluminum extrusion design collectivly accepts slat wall, pegboard accessories as well as hanging/stackable bins.

"Lean Manufacturing – Secrets for Your Business" is a detailed guide for applying lean thinking to manufacturing operations & organizations. Lean thinking is - streamlined methods and systems, and ultimately greater efficiency and profitability.

MIE Solutions, a proven leader in the software industry, has created a revolutionary shop floor data collection software running on windows which makes use of production scheduling to enable a manufacturing shop to go paperless.

Programs to help wood products manufacturers understand and implement TPM equipment programs for enhanced productivity and competitiveness; Cold Jet to collect important data on impact of dry ice blast cleaning in lean manufacturing environments

A managerial level or technical specialist assigned full responsibility to implement Six Sigma throughout the business unit is referred to as a "Black Belt".

California Manufacturing Technology Consultants (CMTC) offers the following advice for increasing your competitive edge: