Looked at from one perspective, the $155 billion cost-savings goals President Obama has set for already-struggling hospitals are pretty darned intimidating. By one estimate, every U.S. hospital will ...

he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company’s manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies ...

36th Annual State of Logistics Report: Navigating uncertainty amid rising costs and global disruptions The 36th Annual State of Logistics (SoL) Report highlights a logistics market tested by economic ...

Jared Carroll worked on a new Camry in the trim section of the line that produces Camrys and Avalons at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky. An important milestone in automotive manufacturing is ...

In Toyota's North American manufacturing facilities, robotic welders like these work together with the automated and manual processes as part of the company's technology-infused lean production system ...

It's been more than 20 years since the word "lean" entered the manufacturing lexicon, which may explain why rumblings of "What comes after lean?" or "What's next now that I've finished lean?" bubble ...

SmartPlanet colleagues Andrew Nusca and Larry Dignan have been doing a great job following the debacle involving Toyota’s sticky gas pedals, and point to discussions about how the automaker's ...

So, what is lean management exactly? Put in its most simple form, lean management is about eliminating waste without sacrificing productivity to improve work processes, purposes, stakeholder value, ...