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Articles Tagged with ''lean manufacturing''

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VIDEO PODCAST | When Grandma Sets You on a Path to Quality

May 12, 2026

Lucy Roche is an ASQ certified Six Sigma black belt with a master's degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in systems engineering.



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The 8th Waste in Modern Environments

How a car rental experience revealed Lean’s hidden opportunities
Tim McMahon
April 16, 2026

Lean thinking is often associated with manufacturing floors, production lines, and complex value stream maps. Yet waste exists in every type of process. Once you begin to see it, you realize that inefficiencies appear not only in factories but also in the everyday services we interact with.


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A Modern Manufacturing System Requires Sustainable Continuous Improvement Methods Beyond Lean Six Sigma

The traditional manufacturing environment of predictable supply chains alongside stable customer demand and patient improvement cycles no longer exists in modern industry operations.
Avinash Dinka Erappa
February 18, 2026

Manufacturing operations have always relied on continuous improvement as their fundamental operational excellence framework.


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It’s Time to Get Real About AI

Companies are under increasing pressure to deploy AI as a substitute for human labor. It’s critical, therefore, for managers at all levels to understand AI’s strengths and limitations.
Jacob Stoller
February 16, 2026

AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton said the quiet part out loud in a December interview with Fortune Magazine – that “companies investing trillions in artificial intelligence can only make their money back by eliminating human jobs.”


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PODCAST | Manufacturing’s Next Top Model

January 22, 2026

Richard Rahn is the president of the Leonardo Group, and he recently wrote an article for Quality related to digital twins.




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Don’t Ignore Gravity: Lean Management Laws for Better Problem-Solving

If we anchor problem-solving in things that are undeniably true, we avoid the doom loop of opinion vs. opinion.
Brad Cairns
January 17, 2026

A huge part of any Lean transformation is getting your team fired up about a mission, aligned on problem-solving, and hardest of all, actually working together.


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VIDEO PODCAST | Kaizen Events

December 23, 2025

Eric Hayler is a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and principal of the Hayler Group. He's also an adjunct professor of business analytics at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 



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VIDEO PODCAST | Connected Frontline Workers

November 22, 2025

Michelle Bangert talks with Girish Gopalakrishnan, North America senior manager of continuous improvement at Case New Holland, about connected frontline workers at The Assembly Show in Chicago.


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Good Enough is a Great Place to Start

As soon as we told his team “Good enough is a good place to start” the participation went through the roof.
Brad Cairns
November 17, 2025

I just finished spending three days with a man named Josh Springer, inventor of “Bottoms up” a draft beer dispensing system that fills the glass from the bottom. 


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Secure by Design, Driven by Strategy

How Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints elevate cybersecurity to a business enabler.
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Maman Ibrahim
November 2, 2025

In an era where cybersecurity is often seen as just a budget checkbox, it's crucial to recognize its potential to drive growth and enhance trust. Explore how leveraging a combined approach of Lean, Six Sigma, and Theory of Constraints can transform cybersecurity from a mere shield against threats into a powerful catalyst for business success.



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