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What Are the Most Effective Lean Six Sigma Tools for Process Improvement?
August 27, 2025Lean Six Sigma combines waste reduction (Lean) with quality improvement (Six Sigma) methodologies to create a comprehensive framework for...
What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?
August 20, 2025Ever wonder why some Lean initiatives take off while others fizzle out? It often comes down to one critical factor: employee participation....
6 Steps to Continuous Improvement in Automotive Manufacturing
July 9, 2025Manufacturers in the automotive sector face significant pressures today, from rising material costs and supply chain disruptions to the...
What Your C-Suite Wants From Your Improvement Program (But Hasn’t Said)
July 10, 2025If you’re a CI leader, you’ve likely experienced the paradox: you’re driving improvements across the organization, but your executive team...
What is Lean Process Management and How is it Applied?
May 15, 2025Lean process management is a method for building a company culture that supports continuous improvement. It involves a long-term approach...
The 5 M’s of Kaizen Every Leader Should Know
April 3, 2025We often describe Kaizen as a way of looking at the world rather than a prescription for how to achieve positive change. Kaizen thinkers...
Measuring Operational Excellence: Key Metrics & KPIs for Continuous Improvement
March 21, 2025Operational Excellence isn't just about improving processes—it’s about sustaining and scaling those improvements over time. But how do you...
How to Ensure Long-Term Sustainability of Operational Excellence Efforts
February 26, 2025Operational Excellence (OpEx) is not a one-time initiative—it’s an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement, efficiency, and high...
Celebrating Mark Graban's Shingo Award for The Mistakes That Make Us
February 20, 2025Mark Graban’s most recent book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, has been honored with the...
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