Eight practices to put more green into lean
“How can you be running a lean transformation exercise and have waste streams that go into landfills?” nudged Marty Neese, COO of solar panel maker SunPower …
Principles of Lean Manufacturing to Engineering
The concept of lean manufacturing is commonplace in the automotive industry. In this article we explore how Dearborn Mid-West Company (DMC), a manufacturer of automotive assembly …
Keep calm and manage stably: Akio Toyoda on crises
When we read the article, Lockdown Leads Toyota Chief to Question Core Tenet for Carmaker (Bloomberg May 13), we were surprised, even a bit concerned. Questioning “long-ingrained practices” …
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How we made our microbiology lab Covid-ready
At the end of 2018, our hospital – the SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo hospital (AO AL) in the city of Alessandria, in northern …
Anticipating the Covid-19 storm in an unknown changing world
It is 6:45 in the morning in Martinique, an island in the French West Indies, and exotic birds are chirping in the background as I begin …
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Lean Manufacturing: Is it Really Worth It?
Who Needs Lean Manufacturing? A company in need of lean manufacturing practices tends to be easy to identify, typically displaying multiple of the following symptoms of …
Working on Improving the Planning on Your Projects!
Sometime in college, many of us learned that it is better to develop a strong, good work plan so that project execution can happen smoothly. However, …
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Ardmac awarded cleanroom construction at Wuxi
Ardmac have been awarded the specialist cleanroom construction on the biggest bio-pharma manufacturing facility to be built in Ireland on behalf of Wuxi Biologics. Chinese pharmaceutical …
Daily management in construction
Daily management (DM) is a continuous process to ensure that the work is being done the right way and at the right time to achieve business success …
Reimagining restaurants after Covid-19
As the world comes to terms with the devastating impact of Covid-19 on the global economy, it is clear that no sector will be spared. For …