There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...

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 ...

If you believe lean startup methods lead to “cheap” products and companies, or that lean startup companies don’t think big, think again. The lean startup methodology is an approach for getting new ...

In today's business environment, each department of an organization has to balance various important tasks with increasingly limited resources. For example, as the chief operating and financial ...

One approach to improving operating room efficiency is lean methodology, which focuses on streamlining processes. Sue Kozlowski, senior consultant for the healthcare solutions division at TechSolve, ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Lean is good. Fat is bad. Right? Maybe not. Ask the polar bear if he doesn’t store fat, how would he survive the winter? This furry ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

The realization of major cost and cycle-time savings in ultradeepwater projects requires the intersection of three major lean energy processes discussed in Parts 1-5 of this series: Subsurface ...

From registration forms to nurses’ notes to bills, hospitals have a significant amount of data they can use to improve processes. Tracking data can be particularly useful when using Lean manufacturing ...

Lean is good. Fat is bad. Right? Maybe not. Ask the polar bear if he doesn’t store fat, how would he survive the winter? This furry analogy may not only be wildlife wisdom. It finds some pertinence in ...