With inflation keeping the cost of raw materials high, it has become more important than ever for manufacturing companies to reduce waste as much as possible. Not only is this strategy good for the ...

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 ...

Global businesses, leaders, and consumers are all ready to address the global sustainability challenge. As humanity rallies behind environmentalism and continues to demand more green practices, ...

Car manufacturing has always been synonymous with waste, with mountains of metal shavings, lakes of chemical coolant, and entire landfills devoted to defective parts and packaging materials. The ...

Fabs, OSATs, and equipment makers are accelerating their efforts to consume less water while recycling more material waste in a trend toward better sustainability. With chips, sustainability is ...

Lean manufacturing and green manufacturing are not always considered at the same time as companies plan their factory improvement initiatives. Often, in “going green,” a company will aim for a certain ...

The events of the past several years have uncovered vulnerabilities affecting manufacturing operations and their inconsistent supply chains. Manufacturing was severely impacted by inherent production ...