Lexicon Term
Chaku-Chaku
A method of conducting one-piece flow in a cell where machines unload parts automatically so that the operator (or operators) can carry a part directly…
Learn moreLexicon Term
Changeover
The process of switching from the production of one product or part number to another in a machine (e.g., a stamping press or molding machine)…
Learn moreLexicon Term
Gemba
Gemba (現場) is the Japanese term for “actual place,” often used for the shop floor or any place where value-creating work actually occurs. It is…
Learn morePress Release
Lean Enterprise Institute Releases New “Womack on Lean Management” DVD
James Womack, who led the MIT research team that gave lean production its name, reveals his latest research and thinking about lean management on a…
Learn morePress Release
Lean Management Book, Gemba Walks, by James Womack Challenges the Prevailing Management System
The latest book from the researcher who led the team that coined “lean production>” explores why lean management is better than the currently dominant management…
Learn morePress Release
Lean Enterprise Institute Publishes 2nd Edition of Seeing the Whole Value Stream with New Examples of Lean Supply Chain Analysis
Download value-stream maps of supply chains from manufacturing and service companies along with excerpts from Seeing the Whole Value Stream at the Lean Enterprise Institute’s…
Learn morePress Release
Lean Transformation Summit Delivers Inspiration and Practical Information
Nearly 500 attendees hear motivational as well as practical presentations.
Learn morePress Release
Innovative Book on Lean Product Development Updated by the Lean Enterprise Institute
With passion and penetrating insights, Lean Product and Process Development delivers insights into product development that cannot be found anywhere else.
Learn moreWebinar
Why You Should Link Your Hoshin Kanri and A3 Management Processes
An organization that integrates a robust long-term-oriented strategy deployment process with a daily management process achieves greater performance gains than an organization with only one…
View webinar
Video
A Reflection on Competition
A meta-analysis of research shows that among the three main ways of achieving business goals, collaboration beats competition and individualism a little more than 50%…
View video
Article
14 Principles
John Shook on 14 Principles (not just Deming's and Liker's, either!)
View article
Article
CLean and Green: How SunPower Used Lean to Address Sustainability
After years of lean practice, solar-device manufacturer SunPower wanted something more. They wanted to continue their journey of continuous improvement and become a more sustainable…
View article