FEATURE – Lean engineering keeps products alive by relentlessly reconnecting them to real use—learning across generations, shaping clear purpose, and resolving constraints early so value endures as markets evolve.

INTERVIEW – A specialist in control solutions for air-conditioning, refrigeration and heating, Carel Industries first applied lean to R&D a decade ago, when few companies did. We asked them how their journey unfolded.

INTERVIEW – Instituto Lean Management in Barcelona is getting ready to host its first summit in a few years. We caught up with President Oriol Cuatrecasas to hear what attendees can expect.

INTERVIEW – The former executive of the Toyota Material Handling plant in Italy reflects on how Sadao Nomura’s “Dantotsu” method helped them to drastically improve quality.