Gemba. Mention it outside lean manufacturing circles, and you're likely to draw a blank stare. So, what is gemba? In short, it's the place that matters most. It could be a crime scene: In Poe's The ...

Originating from the Japanese term “Gembutsu,” “Gemba Walk” is essentially a lean management practice that has an organization’s leadership visiting the “actual place” where work is done. This might ...

I’m sure most of you reading this have at some point in your career heard the term Gemba and its translation to “the real place.” I like to think of it as simply where work occurs. The Gemba walk ...

NASHUA, NH / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2021 / Datanomix, leading vendor of production intelligence software for industrial manufacturers, today announced the introduction of its Fusion GEMBA product. This ...

Alpha Software announces the Alpha TransForm Gemba Walk App, a mobile-first solution that digitizes shop floor observations, replacing paper-based Gemba walks to accelerate issue detection and improve ...

As senior business leaders, it’s easy to slip into thinking that our role is to provide answers to the problems facing the company. And while coming up with solutions is a critical element of good ...