You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

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Dearborn Mid-West Company, an automotive supplier, has applied lean manufacturing ideas deep into their design processes thanks to subscription-based CAD tools. The concept of lean manufacturing is ...

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In practice, lean manufacturing is an operating philosophy that yields a number of long-term benefits that aren’t always obvious to those who are considering adopting it. The first thing most ...

In this article Computer Associates' Sumner Blount explains the four main principles of Lean GRC -- highlighting how companies can leverage the concepts of Lean Manufacturing and Lean IT to help ...

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Lean software development is a concept that emphasizes optimizing efficiency and minimizing waste in the software development process. This approach has its roots in the Lean manufacturing movement of ...

Some people argue that defects must be tracked throughout the lifecycle in order to have high quality software. Others argue against tracking defects early for a variety of reasons. To determine the ...

In today’s fast-paced, globalized business world, competition among modern corporations is fierce. In this climate, every competitive edge matters, leading business professionals to continually ...