Lean and agile manufacturing refer to modern advances in production technology and manufacturing methodology that have led to reduced costs, quicker response time and improved customer service in ...

The command-and-control hierarchical organization of large companies is rapidly giving way to a more biological metaphor, one in which a corporate nervous system senses important signals from the ...

It’s ironic that the idea of Agile—a central concept of competitiveness in the 21 st Century economy—which began in manufacturing in the early 1990s, took hold in software, not manufacturing. While ...

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There have been three great movements shaping the information technology landscape. There is Agile, which emphasizes collaboration in software development; Lean IT, which promotes delivering software ...

The common printed-circuit board (PCB) assembly and manufacturing line has long used conventional methods to produce assemblies for a variety of industries. Today, however, PCB prototype manufacturing ...

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During the pandemic, supply chains and manufacturing lines have experienced unpredictable supply-and-demand swings. As a result, companies are having to accelerate their efforts to become more agile ...