Manufacturing

A selection of highlighted blog posts from Lean bloggers from the month of October 2025.  You can also view the previous monthly Lean Roundups here.   From Know-It-All to Learn-It-All: Leadership Lessons from...

There is a Chinese proverb that says, “When the winds of change blow, some people build walls, others build windmills.” As leaders, we can resist and maintain a singular leadership...

Foresight, agility critical as myriad of challenges confront manufacturing leaders. By Brian Higgins and Lenny LaRocca As we look toward 2026, the manufacturing and automotive sectors are navigating a period...

Photo by Anastasia Shuraeva via Pexels Team AAM’s native Minnesotan shares American-made coats that are built for Arctic expeditions, the chicest of outdoor occasions, or anywhere in between. For many...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70 In 2014, Admiral William H. McRaven delivered a now-legendary commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin. The central message was deceptively simple: Make your bed every morning....

This week’s guest is Gui Costin. Ron and Gui discuss fostering a calm company culture, bringing out the best in people, dealing with different generations and personality types in the...

Ketten Wälder GmbH, manufacturer of the premium stainless-steel lifting brand cromox®, has unveiled its latest product. The new cromox®-branded CDAW-F (female) swivel lifting point is available from 0.5t to 10t...

Getty Images A look at a big issue ahead of the joint review of the North American trade agreement scheduled for 2026. A big part – if not the whole...

In Lean, Yokoten means sharing improvements and best practices “across everywhere” so others can benefit. At Toyota, this isn’t just copying—it’s going, seeing, learning, and then adapting ideas to fit...

United Transportation names industry veteran John Mugnaini Chief Commercial Officer amid major growth push. BENSENVILLE, Ill. — United Transportation, a leading provider of TSA-compliant cargo screening, asset-based trucking, warehousing, and...