Jon Miller of Gemba Research dispels the theory that lean is only for mass production processes... One of the readers of my blog, Gemba Panta Rei, asked: “How (can a company) use lean in batch ...

Ariens Co. CEO Dan Ariens says he plans regular plant-floor gemba walks as a way to hold employees accountable for their lean manufacturing obligations. Legendary lean practitioner Art Byrne says he ...

AI fundamentally shifts the lean manufacturing paradigm by transforming lean systems from reactive to proactive. For example, machine learning algorithms can process vast datasets.

Companies choose manufacturing processes -- such as job order, batch process, assembly line and continuous process -- based in part on the level of product individualization allowed. Manufacturers use ...