To remain competitive, manufacturers must utilize "lean manufacturing" — operating with maximum productivity and process efficiency, while generating quality products. Although establishing processes ...

In June, General Motors Corp. CEO Fritz Henderson said his company's plants would become more flexible to accommodate the production of more car models across all of its facilities. Flexibility can be ...

Innovation is often born from individuals who view design as a way to shape forward-thinking ideas. While design alone can’t deliver the promise of innovation, frameworks—such as design thinking and ...

Simply put, lean is the practice of creating more value with fewer resources. The concept is inspired by the Japanese management theory from Toyota, where lean concepts are designed to improve and ...

The pace of software releases at the average company keeps accelerating, from month by month, to week by week, now day by day or even hour by hour. Delivering constant updates and continuous ...

Lean Design Werks has purchased a former brownfield site at 4021 Kinnickinnic Ave. in St. Francis to serve as its new headquarters. Beloit-based Lean Design Works, a manufacturer specializing in ...

ST. LOUIS — The offices of architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum Inc. formerly were divided among three floors — six, nine and 22 — in one building. When Roger McFarland, director of ...

CARY, N.C., October 24, 2024--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cornerstone Building Brands Inc. ("Cornerstone Building Brands"), a leading manufacturer of exterior building products in North America, is pleased to ...