When properly identified and diligently managed, capacity and utilization are the North Star for navigating a strategic growth plan. Without attention to and understanding of these two elements, ...

Manufacturing continues to stand as one of the final frontiers to digital transformation. We are now a decade into Industry 4.0, and all of us can agree that it’s been an exhilarating ten years.

While some manufacturers are transitioning to lean production systems -- which emphasize lot sizes of one and are driven by demand-based pull signals -- others are still mired in a "mass-production ...

Digital information technologies can help companies enhance their lean manufacturing strategies. Tim Stuart, founder and president at Visual Decisions Inc., used a FitBit to illustrate how. “FitBit ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

If you’re in manufacturing, you know that clarity equals control. Manufacturing control becomes difficult when production runs on spreadsheets, paper job cards, whiteboards, manual updates and memory.