Built to help you solve problems and seize opportunities within six strategic business practices—nine if you count our inaugural, co-located ID&E Show targeted to engineering professionals—the ...

Lean management theory and the implementation of lean processes improvement are becoming increasingly popular at hospitals across the country. Lean principles can improve efficiency, financial ...

The transformation required of healthcare practices seeking to improve care quality while containing costs could benefit from the application of "lean" management thinking, according to a recent study ...

As the time approaches for Medicare’s reduced reimbursement rates to take effect as part of the Affordable Care Act, hospitals are under increased pressure to cut back and make themselves more ...

Recently, we explored some new thinking around the concept of "Lean IT," in which lean principles (doing things simpler, faster, better, cheaper) are applied to IT management and operations. A bank ...

The construction industry is undergoing a transformative shift as lean methodologies are increasingly integrated with sustainable practices. This approach seeks to enhance project delivery by ...

Implementing Lean principles on the shop floor requires a thorough review of all production processes to eliminate any nonvalue-adding steps or services. According to the originators of Lean ...

Globally, manufacturers have acknowledged Lean management principles and digitalization technologies as pivotal for improving operational performance. Despite this, many former Lean manufacturers have ...

You’ve had those days at work: Your boss doesn’t listen to your suggestions about how to do things better. The same problems keep cropping up. Nobody does anything about them. New conundrums pile up.