The following is an excerpt from People Solve Problems: the Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem (2021: Old Dutch Group), the latest book by IndustryWeek lean leadership contributor Jamie ...

GE Healthcare’s Sarah Tilkens doesn’t have a background in manufacturing. What she does have is a curious, questioning nature. “I’m an experimenter,” says the senior manager of operational excellence ...

In modern retail logistics, where distribution centers support omnichannel fulfillment strategies, the complexity of outbound pallet loads has surged. Mixed-SKU pallets—combining products that vary by ...

Often leaders will think they are driving a problem-solving culture by insistent, or even just encouraging, team members to utilize the tools and templates of problem-solving. However, most ...

Because CNC machine tool spindles are essential to any drilling, milling, boring, grinding, routing, cutting, or sawing process, many manufacturers and machine shops rely on rebuilders to get ...