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 ...

STEAMpunk is a team of Wisconsin high school students in Manitowoc County who build robots to compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our manufacturing process allows us to develop robots that ...

The supply chain industry is at a crossroads. Once upon a time, when most products and components were in abundance, a lean supply chain was a miracle of efficiency. Lean principles were used in every ...

When we think of becoming Lean, in many ways, the ultimate process strategy to accomplish this is what is known as “Mass Customization”. This refers to production in batch sizes of one to meet ...

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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 ...

In the fifteen years since seventeen software developers met at a Utah resort and hammered out the Manifesto for Agile Software Development, Agile methodologies for building software have become the ...

Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with content, and download exclusive resources. Vivek Yadav, an engineering manager from ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series exploring the modernization of defense manufacturing. Please also read the first: “The Additive Manufacturing Mirage in Defense.” If the role of additive ...