Inspiring local talent and spotlighting the advancement of modern manufacturing, high school students from Jackson Central Merry visited Toyota Tennessee in Jackson on Thursday. October is ...

Some toolmakers have been a little slow to adopt some of the principles of lean manufacturing. The thinking, as was explained to me in the past, is that each tool is a unique item. It's the opposite ...

Making things can return to America. I know this firsthand because I witnessed it at American Toyota plants, and it ...

Days after a Canadian border blockade was broken up, the auto industry is facing a serious dilemma. Over the past three decades, manufacturers have adopted “lean” manufacturing. Largely lifted from ...

Originally designed for manufacturing, Lean Six Sigma principles are now widely adopted in corporate and transactional ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. The operational excellence methodology known as “lean” is centered on preserving ...