Sewing machines are the foundation of the sewing industry. The global sewing machine market reached $7.1 billion USD in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in the sewing industry and finish with a video of a garment factory in Vietnam. *Source Lean Manufacturing in a Sewing Line In a paper titled [...]
There are many uses for stainless steel. Here are some of the common ones: culinary uses, kitchen sinks, cutlery, cookware, surgical tools and medical equipment, hemostats, surgical implants, temporary dental crowns, bridges, automotive and aerospace applications, auto bodies, rail cars, and aircraft.* We’ll look at Six Sigma and Lean applications in stainless steel and finish with [...]
Porcelain is used for tableware, electrical insulation, bathroom fittings, dental bridges and crowns, tiles and fine art such as vases. We’ll look at quality in the manufacture of porcelain products and finish with a video of how fine porcelain tableware is made. Waste Reduction in the Production of Porcelain Plates In a paper titled “Waste Reduction In [...]
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting around 500 million people worldwide, or around 7% of the global population. In the United States, over 32 million have OA. (2023)* In 2019, 18 million people worldwide were living with rheumatoid arthritis. ** We’ll look at the application of Lean and Six Sigma in osteo [...]
The Pineapple Market size is expected to grow from USD 27.08 billion in 2023 to USD 36.80 billion by 2028.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in Pineapple production and finish with a video of pineapple growing, harvesting, and products. *Source Using a Modified Form of Toyota Production System on a Pineapple Farm In a [...]
In 2022, the luggage market was valued at approximately 17.6 billion U.S. dollars worldwide.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in luggage manufacturing and finish with a video of how suitcases are made in Japan. *Source: Copy and paste the following link into your browser to see the statistics. Sustainable Lean Six Sigma in Luggage [...]
The Global Banana Market size is estimated at USD 141.97 billion in 2025.* See the following source for the top 10 banana producing countries as of 2024.** We’ll look at Six Sigma, quality and productivity in the banana industry and finish with a video of bananas from their beginning, to harvesting to production. *Source **Source Six Sigma Model [...]
As of 2024, the global chocolate industry is worth $127.9 billion USD. See the source for current chocolate statistics (Market Data 2024).* We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in the chocolate industry and finish with a video of how chocolate is made from the beans. *Source Six Sigma Used to Determine Cocoa [...]
Global charcoal market size was valued at $8.04 billion USD in 2023 and is expected to grow from $8.38 billion USD in 2024.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in charcoal production and finish with a video of how charcoal is produced. *Source Analyzing Charcoal Value Streams with Operations Management and Lean Engineering In a [...]
The global iron casting market size was valued at USD $101.17 billion in 2021.* Cast iron is used around the world in brake discs, chains, machinery, cookware, shafts and rods, housings, mining equipment, etc. We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in cast iron manufacturing and finish with a video of mostly manual cast iron [...]
