Between a pandemic, heightened competition, total supply chain uncertainty, and states shutting down and opening — customers, suppliers, and employees are all in unchartered territory. Despite the ...

General Manager at iObeya overseeing North American operations. Former 15-year Cisco exec and a certified SAFe (Scaled Agile) consultant. From manufacturing to distribution, vaccinating patients at ...

The ISO certification has become a fundamental requirement for doing business throughout the world. In their quest for quality, many companies are adopting lean manufacturing methodologies including ...

From Dubai’s bustling business professionals to weekend traders in Riyadh, people all over the Middle East are getting hooked ...

Rapid changes in technology, and the many options available for the manufacturing sectors, have caused some manufacturers to hesitate when it comes to making investments in technology. A recent survey ...

Based on a presentation to 19th Annual Technical Conference of the GCC Chapter of the Gas Processors Association, May 4, 2011, Kuwait. Saudi Aramco's Khurais central processing plant has improved ...

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have shown that a systemic approach to eliminating inefficiencies in surgical residency programs can reduce unnecessary work ...

New 'lean lab' management principles are demonstrating benefits that include cost savings, increased productivity, and a strong safety record. When MIT announced in March that most research labs on ...

Integrated project delivery (IPD) started with healthcare projects and has now migrated to manufacturing. This design and construction delivery method incorporates lean construction tools in an ...

Production planning, for many companies, is still akin to a miscalculated speculation. Their production is based on a forecast, and they build according to that forecast -- which is rarely right. As a ...