Lead time is the duration between the start and end of a process. Cycle time is the duration for the entire process to be completed. Understanding how to utilize both time measurements can lead to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. A few years ago, I was advising a mid-sized electronics manufacturer struggling to deliver ...

This column will introduce a lead-time metric that has seen 20 years of successful application in industry and fits-to-a-T what is needed for Next Generation Lean. This inclusion of suppliers and ...

We are in the peak of the U.S. severe weather season, and tornadic storms have been particularly prevalent this season. During my tenure in the meteorological field, one of the “holy grail” research ...