Is there a component of lean that’s more widely taught than The Eight Wastes? In any lean seminar or text, they are usually among the first concepts mentioned. (Sometimes, they are represented as The ...

If you’re practicing lean in your organization, it is almost a certainty that you have heard of the eight deadly wastes. If you really got it together you talk about them every day with your team and ...

Companies adopting a Lean philosophy strive to remove or shorten time spent on activities that the customer doesn’t value. For example, although steps like estimating and makeready are thought of as ...

A lean business model is an approach to business development that focuses on creating value for the customer while minimizing waste within the organization. This model derives its core principles from ...

Are you looking to reduce waste and improve efficiency in your printing operation? John Compton, principal at Compton & Associates LLC, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt (MBB), and senior member of ...