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  • LEAN AND MEAN

    Going lean and cutting wastes along the supply chain will increase customer value, improve quality and boost profi t margin.

    lean | 01 December 2011

  • NOL ACHIEVES CLEAN-AIR MILESTONE IN SINGAPORE

    NOL Group will become the first to use cleaner-burning, low-sulphur gas oil in Singapore. The decision is expected to curb sulphur oxides emissions from ships by almost 90 percent. Sulphur oxides are considered a key component of acid rain. Ash and p…

    lean | 01 May 2011

  • GOING MOBILE FOR LEAN

    Lean principles are well recognized for their ability to strip wastes out of manufacturing procedures, improving throughput and productivity while reducing costs. PHILIP LEONG examines the impact of using mobility to leverage lean principles in improving quality.

    lean | 01 May 2011

  • NOL Achieves Clean-Air Milestone In Singapore

    NOL Group will become the first to use cleaner-burning, low-sulphur gas oil in Singapore. The decision is expected to curb sulphur oxides emissions from ships by almost 90 percent. Sulphur oxides are considered a key component of acid rain. Ash …

    lean | 18 April 2011

  • APL Joins Clean Air Program in New York Harbor

    APL volunteered to burn cleaner fuel in every vessel calling at the ports of New York and New Jersey. The agreement is part of a Port Authority program designed to curb emissions in New York Harbor. Under the plan, APL vessels will use low-sulfur fu…

    lean | 18 November 2010

  • APL Is Using Cleaner-Burning Fuel

    APL has volunteered to clear the air over Hong Kong. The carrier said it will begin using cleaner-burning fuel in its 85 ships calling at Hong Kong weekly. APL said the decision to use low-sulfur fuel will cut sulfur dioxide emissions from ships at …

    lean | 22 October 2010

  • APL Moves Closer to a Clean-Air Breakthrough

    APL announces it has completed the retrofit of five vessels for cold-ironing. Cold-ironing is industry jargon for turning off a ship’s diesel generators at berth and connecting instead to cleaner shore-side power. The clean-air technique will be…

    lean | 28 July 2010

  • TAKING A LEAN APPROACH TO GREEN

    With the recently concluded Copenhagen Climate Change Conference struggling to deliver constructive results, JAY CHANDRAN K suggests that applying principles behind Toyota's lean production system would be a positive step forward.

    lean | 01 January 2010

  • Aberdeen Group: Five Practices to Achieve a Lean Supply Chain

    Aberdeen Group has released the report, “Lean Manufacturing: Five Tips for Reducing Waste in the Supply Chain.” The report looks at how companies are reducing operational costs and meeting customer mandates through leveraging a Lean manufacturing env…

    lean | 02 June 2009

  • Leach International Selects Infor ERP SyteLine as Part of Lean Manufacturing Initiative

    Infor has announced that Leach International, a subsidiary of Esterline Technologies Corp. and a leading manufacturer of power switching and control components for the aerospace industry, has selected Infor ERP SyteLine. Leach International will use …

    lean | 05 June 2008

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