Can Lean techniques, mastered on the factory floor, drive costs from the front office? How much money is your company losing due to wasted effort and low productivity of knowledge workers employed in ...

According to The Kauffman Foundation, in 2014, an average of more than 500,000 adults in the United States became entrepreneurs in each month during the year. Chances are, some of these entrepreneurs ...

Today’s tech founders are used to moving quickly, which is partly why the traditional business plan model is often set aside in favor of a more efficient route. I’ve spent years working with ...

To appreciate Glenn Ballard’s commitment to Lean project delivery, ask him about the fruit trees behind his Oakland, Calif., home. The University of California, Berkeley, retired professor and project ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There’s lots of talk these days about the so-called “lean startup.” Most would think that just meant a startup without a lot of outside ...

The concept of the lean startup, developed by entrepreneur Eric Ries, looks at how product development cycles can be shortened and businesses can run more efficiently by continuously measuring ...

It’s easy to assume that to know the core of the American economy, you follow the money all the way to Wall Street or Silicon Valley. But Bplans.com, a small business resource site, suggests quite the ...

We continue in our series on Lean Construction and the seven major “wastes” found in our effort to construct quality that is safe, productive and profitable. Let’s examine the waste that can come from ...

Lean manufacturing reduces errors, increases efficiency and minimizes waste. Planning methods that help achieve lean manufacturing keep their focus on each stage of the production process and improve ...