In fact, such was the success of Ohno’s methodology that it went on to provide the foundation of postwar manufacturing. Leanness became the industry’s mantra while waste — be it of materials ...

The 8 Wastes of Lean are descriptive and not necessarily an actionable activity. However, some organizations have used the 8 Wastes of Lean as a template to audit their organizational processes to ...

Moreover, while inventory can be useful, Lean is better - and waste is never a good thing. About the author: Phillip S Coles is a Professor of Practice in the Department of Decision and Technology ...

Supply chain disruptions and product shortages across manufacturing and retail have caused many people to proclaim the end of just-in-time inventory practices in favor of more just-in-case stocking.

Put simply, inventory can get out of control pretty fast. Even when you adopt lean manufacturing tenets and keep accurate inventory counts, you can still end up with excess.

Research on where motion and inventory waste are most common in manufacturing sites shows: 44% of machine operators are interrupted at least 20 times during a workday to walk and fetch or dispose of ...