As great as advances in surgical instrumentation are, the complexity of these devices can add to surgical risk and increase burden on operating room supply chain, according to a study published in ...

Lean principles have proved incredibly effective for future-proofing organizations from wasting resources. Though the philosophy originated in manufacturing, its adaptability has made it essential for ...

We quite often get calls, or find ourselves in a conversation where somebody is inevitably asking, “What’s the leanest way to lay out my factory”? This is always a delicate subject because it is ...

In today's business environment, each department of an organization has to balance various important tasks with increasingly limited resources. For example, as the chief operating and financial ...

Colin Parris is CTO & SVP of GE Digital, a global leader in digital technology and empowering digital transformation efforts at scale. As you refine your business strategy for 2021, you may be asking ...

Editor's Note: Carl Livesay will be speaking on the topic of sustaining lean gains at the IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit, which will be held June 26-28 in Indianapolis. There are many ...

There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...

The objective of this work is to improve the quality of patient care in the admission office service of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) by standardizing and systematizing its ...