The increase in risk and capex to exploit new reserves in ultradeepwater areas is causing the offshore industry to adopt lean management techniques. Aug. 15, 2003 Click on the pdf link below to view ...

To keep bottom lines healthy, organizations are turning to a process called lean revenue cycle management. John Gallagher, account manager of Simpler Consulting, helps organizations utilize this ...

Premier healthcare alliance hospitals and health systems have formed a new collaborative to optimize performance and deliver sustainable, standardized care. Coined to describe Toyota's business during ...

Applying Lean Six Sigma quality management techniques allows service management professionals to eliminate activities that add no value to customers, decrease costs, eliminate defects, reduce ...

In the first four parts of this lean energy management (LEM) series we have laid out the logic for adoption of lean management techniques common to other manufacturing industries like automotive and ...

Lean management has increasingly become a method of choice for hospitals seeking a creative solution to cost and quality problems. However, its manufacturing roots can make Lean a challenging process ...

Lean management principles such as Jidoka and Andon can significantly contribute to Lean Laboratory performance. The new “First-Defect-Stop Guide” from METTLER TOLEDO advocates rapid identification ...

Organizations aim to improve their processes’ efficiency and effectiveness by reducing waste, which creates a need for experts in project management frameworks and process improvement techniques such ...

The claim: During last week’s gubernatorial debate, Democrat Jay Inslee said no governor in Washington state history has implemented lean management techniques. “There is no reason on this green Earth ...

Applying "lean" techniques to the airline industry can significantly improve operations and give carriers a competitive advantage. Since its genesis in the 1950s, lean manufacturing has proven ...

Lean manufacturing principles are responsible for a significant drop in emergency department wait times and a big boost in patient satisfaction at Stanford Hospital and Clinics in California, ...

The recession simply speeded up a trend that already was under way. Technology can only take you so far. Businesses needs to find ways to use personnel more efficiently. As companies were required to ...