lean manufacturing

Three easy-to-remember sayings can get you 90 percent of the way to lean success.

By Brad Cairns

How you onboard new hires is critical to ongoing success.

By Brad Cairns

Paying more attention to the non-value-added portion of your business could reap huge production advantages.

By Brad Cairns

Learn about the Three Ps between you and higher profit margins.

By Brad Cairns

Learning where to go and what to see can make a huge difference in production.

By Brad Cairns

Two of the most popular business improvement philosophies in the woodworking industry boil down to just one word.

By Brad Cairns

Overproduction is a deadly waste that leads to every other kind of waste.

By Brad Cairns

Lessons from a lean effort that lost steam and petered out.

By Brad Cairns

Fixing mistakes before they happen can double your net profit.

By Brad Cairns

What do lean manufacturing and bodybuilding have in common? Everything.

By Brad Cairns