Robotically assembled building blocks could be a more environmentally friendly method for erecting large-scale structures ...
Leslie Weaver and George Hunt, IPS, discuss early sustainability and lean alignment in pharma construction that reduce costs, ...
As Congress works on priorities for the next multiyear legislation to fund highways, bridges and mass transit, it will need to find a mechanism to cover the costs of these programs. Funding for ...
Walk through almost any manufacturing facility and you will see clear efforts to improve productivity. Workstations are arranged to support flow. Visual boards track production. Storage areas are ...
FL Technics is highlighting the company’s implementation of LEAN principles across its heavy maintenance facilities. The company notes that this change has improved turnaround times and helped to ...
BZI® (bzi.com), a leading steel and construction company nationally recognized for transformative innovations and project delivery, announced today that collected construction project data and the ...
Building Zone Industries aligned lean construction principles with custom-designed tools to address the specific needs of an industrial manufacturing megaplant. The technologies were conceived from ...
Lean assembly in precision sheet metal fabrication exemplifies 5S, tool shadow boards and all. About a decade ago, during a technology tour organized by the Fabricators and Manufacturers Association, ...
On the face of it, standardization and improvement may be viewed as extreme opposites. We look at the benefits of standardization. Some standardization benefits are specific to lean. Breaking down ...