Lean production, as an approach to managing complex operations, was introduced more than 30 years ago. Yet, despite decades of lean thinking and practice, the utter dominance of its industry by Toyota ...

Dr. Adil Dalal, DBA is CEO, keynote speaker, leadership guru, author of 4 books, and winner of numerous prestigious global awards. Lean technology, also known as the Toyota Production System (TPS), ...

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Purists might preach against mixing information technology (IT) with Lean manufacturing, but automation professionals like Darren Hogg aren’t listening. The IT director at WIKA Instrument Corp.