Manufacturing Facility Expansion Planning: A Practical Guide
Learn the principles and steps that are critical to plan for a facility expansion and process improvements to optimize workflow, efficiency, and scalability.
Cut Waste & Energy Use with Connecticut’s PRIME Program
Daniel Penn Associates helps manufacturers implement Lean techniques that result in significant energy savings by reducing cost per unit produced.
Reshoring + AI: Is your Lean ready for what’s next?
Learn how reshoring and AI are accelerating in the U.S. and the implications for productivity and operational excellence in manufacturing.
The Power of Intentionality: How to Sustain Continuous Improvement and Maximize Efficiency
Companies that embed intentionality into their operations—through structured problem-solving, clear accountability, and cultural reinforcement—see long-term success.
Achieve Peak Performance in Your Hospital’s Maintenance with These Key Metrics
This article explores the essential KPIs that hospital leaders should monitor and the modern technologies available to track these metrics effectively.
Lean’s Two Key Ingredients
The rising cost of doing business is challenging us all to find ways to work more efficiently. Lean programs usually begin with good intentions...
Maintenance Strategies in Manufacturing
We’ll cover the latest maintenance strategies manufacturers use, explain when each is optimal, and outline how you can decide which approach fits your plant's unique needs.
The Chocolate Elephant
How do you eat a chocolate elephant? Well, the answer is easy and well-known – one bite at a time. The same is true when nibbling away at reducing lead
Components manufacturer streamlines the movement of parts, reduces idle time by more than 50%
By creating new workflows for support processes, the team eliminated nearly 740,000 feet per year of travel distance to move parts.