Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principals are used to improve processes and create efficiencies in the overall manufacturing process. Lean manufacturing is used to minimize waste, while saving costs ...

Lean manufacturing concepts eliminate wasteful practices while delivering increased value to the customer. These principles are simple to apply but require full employee participation and relentless ...

Companies that have utilized lean manufacturing principles know a thing or two about cutting waste. With inauguration day behind us, we’ve already seen some of the first big moves from the new ...

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

How many of you, and your companies, are more digitally literate than you were 12 months ago due to the ongoing pandemic? I'd wager there are a lot of virtual heads nodding in agreement. As ...

Michigan Tech's advanced degree programs in Manufacturing Engineering meet industry needs and further your expertise in the field. Be equipped to continue accelerating the growth of innovative ...

There’s been a problem simmering in the lean world for years. The problem is the overwhelmingly high failure rate. What failure means is subject to interpretation but the available surveys and studies ...

Manufacturing is getting a lot more attention in the news recently. While globalization has pushed the availability of goods around the world and lowered their cost in significant ways over these past ...

The relationship between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT) is a topic of formal and informal discussions at industry forums, user groups, events, and tradeshows with many ...