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Kaizen Unlocks Hidden Value in Manufacturing

Ranjith Rajendran

June 26, 2025

Kaizen is a key tool for creating a culture of continuous improvement.

Small Kaizen Generates Big Savings at Toyota Assembly Plant

Dan Miller

December 13, 2023

Occasionally a low-cost change comes along that generates massive savings. At Toyota Motor Corp.’s assembly plant in Buffalo, WV, the manufacturing team came up with just such an extraordinary innovation.

How Lean Helped GE’s Turbine Factory Find Its Mojo

Lean has enabled GE’s turbine assembly plant in Greenville, SC, to save money, improve quality, and reduce manufacturing time

Tomas Kellner

December 3, 2020

In the last half century, the GE Gas Power plant in Greenville, SC, has experienced the same kind of dizzying roller coaster ride as the city where it's located.

Creative Thinking Spurs Improvement in Lean Manufacturing

Steve Norsworthy

September 7, 2016

"Creative" and “lean.” Do those words go together? I have been a lean practitioner for more than 20 years, and I’ve never heard the phrase “creative lean.” But don’t we love those creative solutions? Don’t we get excited when an idea comes from out in left field and it works?

Austin Weber

November 3, 2014

Alabama is home to state-of-the-art auto plants operated by Daimler, Honda, Hyundai and Toyota. It’s also home to a state-of-the-art assembly line that builds toy cars out of Lego blocks: Tiger Motors.

Austin Weber

February 1, 2013

Kaizen (continuous improvement) is a key principle behind lean manufacturing initiatives in all industries.

Prescribing a Dose of Lean Logic

Medical device assemblers are slowly adopting lean manufacturing principles.

Austin Weber

January 3, 2013

Over the last decade, lean manufacturing has been prescribed as a cure-all in a wide variety of industries.

Solving the Wrong Problem

Dr. Mike Shipulski

October 1, 2012

There’s nothing worse than solving the wrong problem. It’s bad on many fronts—consumption of valuable resources, mislaid expectations of company leadership, and frustration of the solvers.

Volvo Enlists Workers for Continuous Improvement

July 5, 2012

HAGERSTOWN, MD—It’s often said that if you really want to find ways to improve your business, ask an employee. At the Volvo truck assembly plant here, employee suggestions have yielded “significant savings.”

Austin Weber

March 30, 2012

Kaizen is a basic lean tool that can be applied to many things, including plant layout.

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On Demand In this presentation, Dr. Herman Tang shares practical insights from his industry experience and research on buffer management in manufacturing operations.

Items Tagged with 'kaizen'

ARTICLES

Kaizen Unlocks Hidden Value in Manufacturing

Small Kaizen Generates Big Savings at Toyota Assembly Plant

How Lean Helped GE’s Turbine Factory Find Its Mojo

Creative Thinking Spurs Improvement in Lean Manufacturing

Lego Lab at Auburn Teaches Lean Manufacturing Principles

High-Volume, Low-Mix Is Keen on Lean

Prescribing a Dose of Lean Logic

Solving the Wrong Problem

Volvo Enlists Workers for Continuous Improvement

Line Layout Kaizen

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