Lean Purchasing for Manufacturers
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Purchasing and supply-chain management are often ignored when it comes to lean implementations.
<em>Muda</em> at the Market
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Placing hundreds of sales tags can be a time-consuming morale killer for workers.
The Perfectly Imperfect World of Quality
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The cost of poor quality typically amounts to 5 percent to 30 percent of gross sales for organizations.
Collaborative Kaizen Workshop Strengthens OEM and Supply Chain
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Credit: Callan Saylor
Moving From Manual to <em>eKanban</em> Creates Right-Sized Inventory
Manufacturers’ waste-reduction initiatives are rarely as effective as they could be. When reducing waste, inventory is often the main target. But how do you right-size inventory in an environment of constant variability? In a word: kanban.
