In business there’s a saying: Time is money. The more time it takes for something to get done, the more money is wasted.

(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The Shingo Prize announced this week that the GBMP Lean Training DVD "Toast Value Stream Mapping" will be honored with The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publication Award at its annual conferenc

Fifty years ago President John Kennedy delivered one of the most memorable inauguration speeches since President Lincoln. Kennedy’s words still resonate after all these years when he stated, “Ask not what your country can do for you.

(AAM Group: Australia) -- The most evolved and comprehensive mobile laser scanning system in the world is now available from AAM.  The Optech Lynx M1 Mobile Mapper represents the next generation in rapid collection of survey-grade 3-D data.

(Siemens PLM Software: Plano, TX) -- NX product design software, from Siemens PLM Software, now supports high-definition 3-D (HD3D) and visual reporting.

(Productivity Press: Shelton, CT) -- Demystifying the application of lean methods is the goal behind author Drew Locher’s Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide from Productivity Pre

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The purpose of this article is to present the planning of a case study performed in the field of geometrical and dimensional measurement and controllability planning (GMCP, previously abbreviated GICP).

With the announcement of another Toyota recall, it seems that everyone and their dog have an opinion about Toyota, and some of them might even be drawing the right conclusions. While everyone is allowed to have opinions (not the dogs—on quality matters I don't trust

In the world of continuous improvement, it might seem that one does not want to look back. After all, as systems improve, old data is no longer useful, and keeping it around—like keeping old love letters—may someday get you into trouble.