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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 ...

The story of many a lean implementation is one of fits and starts, of major gains followed by major backsliding, of high hopes that trail into disappointment. Other stories, like that told by La-Z-Boy ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. In lean production, spending resources for any goal other ...

The State Bar of Michigan has produced a website for lawyers who wish to implement the LEAN system, a process improvement philosophy and system developed by Toyota that the bar says is being ...

While Lean principles have been known and applied in a variety of manufacturing processes, the applications in product development have been slower to come. Several companies have also applied Lean to ...

Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement methodology recognized worldwide in organizations both large and small, across all areas of business. Many companies pay a salary premium for new hires with ...