With the right approach to continuous improvement, printing companies can thrive if they’re willing to make the investment. To be successful, a company must recognize that processes are the central ...

In this session at the 2009 IW Best Plants Conference, Alan Mauer, Senior Project Engineer for Stryker Instruments, delivers a straightforward look at what 5S was designed for, what its benefits are ...

In the parable of the bricklayers, a traveler encounters three workers mortaring rows of bricks onto other bricks. “What are you doing?” inquires the traveler. The first worker answers, “What does it ...

Deming says ‘your system is perfectly designed to give you the results you get.’ My experience so far completely agrees with Deming in this respect,” says Mark Porter, Operator Driven Reliability (ODR ...

Developed by Hiroyuki Hirano during the post-war Japanese. era, 5S Lean has been used by Toyota for many years. With 5S principles incorporated into its world-famous production system, Toyota became a ...

Continuous process improvement can benefit all aspects of life — from personal New Year’s resolutions to complex drug development. In a world where two-thirds of planned improvement initiatives fail, ...