The purpose of lean management is to sustain a lean production system. Without a lean management system, lean implementation often falters, sometimes fails, and virtually never delivers up to its long ...

Picking up from last month’s discussion of the four principle elements of the Lean Management System, this month’s column will focus on the second element — visual controls. The four elements that ...

TOBYHANNA ARMY DEPOT, Pa. -- There's an old saying: "Quitting smoking is easy; I've done it hundreds of times!" In many ways, that sentiment applies to the sustainment of Lean improvements. Employees ...

Ultradeepwater oil and gas exploration and development is a frontier much like landing on the moon was in the 1960s. The offshore challenge is twofold: Deal with the risks and uncertainties of the ...