he Toyota Production System, which was developed from the late 1940s through the mid-1970s by top Toyota executives to improve the company’s manufacturing processes, is now used by numerous companies ...

Dr. Taiichi Ohno’s position on cost accounting, as father of the Toyota Production System, is often cited during Lean discussions. He kept cost accountants out of his factory, and knowledge of cost ...

An excellent MES system is not merely a set of cold software codes; it is more like a partner that understands production, ...

No survey of modern automotive manufacturing can possibly overlook the “lean” techniques and cultural values developed in Toyota’s Production System, so it was inevitable that The Magical Mystery ...

An excellent MES system for the printing industry finds its core value in its ability to accurately address industry pain points. It is not merely a simple production dashboard or data recording tool ...

When faced with financial pressures, hospital leaders often try to reduce costs by laying off hospital employees. This is, in a way, understandable, since payroll makes up 60 to 70 percent of a ...

Another wave of lockdowns will renew concerns about supply chains and shortages. As a grower of fresh mushrooms, for decades I experienced the difficulties of filling orders during wild fluctuations ...

Several sessions at this year’s Pack Expo Las Vegas conference focused on Lean Manufacturing issues, including one that examined use of Lean in high-speed packaging lines. No self-respecting, ...

We consider the problem of routing a fleet of vehicles to pick up components from a network of suppliers and to deliver them to a fixed depot in a lean production system. The pursuit of low ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract While the emphasis in the West is on "what you know" refers to technological expertise, including the price and quality of tendered product or ...

Most security practitioners have heard the word lean in its most common context of Lean Manufacturing or Lean Production — a set of principles for improving product quality while lowering cost and ...