Infographic: 32 Lean Essentials

What makes a company a lean, mean manufacturing machine? To help companies determine what program is best for their facility, Graphic Products created an infographic that breaks down 32 of the most popular Lean tools.

Feb 20th, 2018
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This Feb. 9, 2019, file photo shows a sign bearing the company logo outside a Tesla store in Cherry Creek Mall in Denver.
Panasonic Scraps Solar Panels Partnership
Panasonic is pulling out of its partnership with Tesla to produce solar panels at a factory in New York state.
Feb 26th, 2020
In this Feb. 20, 2020, photo, items from H&M’s new street wear collection are displayed at a store in New York. The collection was designed in collaboration with Ruth Carter, the Academy-Award winning designer behind the costumes for films such as “Black Panther” and “Malcolm X.' It debuted as more companies and brands are getting into the business of Black History Month but also trying not to leave the impression that African American consumers are important just once a year.
Black History Month Boosts Businesses
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Feb 26th, 2020
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Cadbury to Go Plant-Based
A spokesperson for the company said the new version is about “greater choice.”
Feb 25th, 2020
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Drugmaker Reaches $1.6B Settlement
The company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S. at the height of the nation's prescription drug crisis.
Feb 25th, 2020
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Contractors Allegedly Altered Road Tests
Idaho paid contractors about $8 million for asphalt whose test results were altered dozens or hundreds of times.
Feb 24th, 2020
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FAB Buffing Wheels
The new Norton FAB wheels are tear resistant, waterproof and durable.
Feb 24th, 2020
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Industrial Label Printers
The new ColorWorks models are engineered for mission-critical applications and deliver high volume color labels for production use.
Feb 24th, 2020
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OxyContin Maker Starts Ad Campaign
The $23.8 million campaign is part of Purdue's bankruptcy proceedings as it tries to resolve close to 3,000 lawsuits.
Feb 24th, 2020
In this Oct. 14, 201, file photo, Carlos Rafael talks on the phone at Homer's Wharf near his herring boat F/V Voyager in New Bedford, MA. A Massachusetts company is slated to acquire in 2020 what's left of the boats once owned by Rafael, who was forced out of the industry after an elaborate fraud. The fishing magnate, known as the Codfather, was sentenced in 2017 to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to evading fishing quotas and smuggling money to Portugal. (
The Codfather's Boats Are Sold
Fishing and processing company Blue Harvest will buy a dozen of Carlos Rafael's boats and permits.
Feb 20th, 2020
This undated image provided by AnaOno Intimates, LLC shows Dana Donofree, a Philadelphia-based designer who in 2014 created AnaOno. AnaOno is a line of trendy wireless bras for women who have had breast reconstruction, a mastectomy or lumpectomy.
Cancer Survivors Pioneer New Products
These so-called cancer-entrepreneurs say they're filling gaps in the marketplace.
Feb 20th, 2020
This Sept. 19, 2014 file photo shows retail mogul Leslie Wexner, at the Wexner Center for the Arts in Columbus, Ohio. The CEO of the parent company of Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works and other stores is in discussions to step down from the top post, according to The Wall Street Journal. Wexner has served as CEO of L Brands for more than five decades. The Wall Street Journal also says L Brands is considering strategic options for Victoria's Secret that could include a full or partial sale of the business, according to people familiar with the matter. L Brands said Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 it doesn't comment on rumors.
Victoria's Secret Sells for $1.1B
Sales are in decline because competition is increasing and tastes are changing.
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The Story of Peeps
It used to take 27 hours to make a Peep.
Feb 19th, 2020
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DuPont Ousts CEO, CFO
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Feb 18th, 2020
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Border Wall Threatens Vehicle Maker
Some of the funds would be diverted from hundreds of Oshkosh Army truck orders.
Feb 18th, 2020