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Resolutions to Help Achieve Your Process Improvement Goals in 2019
January 14, 2019We saved this post for a couple of weeks into the New Year to give everyone a chance to get their exercise/weight loss/financial planning...
The Use of Control Charts for Non-Manufacturing Activities
April 17, 2019Many of the continuous improvement tools and techniques that we write about in this blog originated in the manufacturing industry. This...
The Ultimate Kaizen Software Checklist
November 27, 2017 Kaizen softwareIf you are considering investing in Kaizen software, congratulations! It has the potential to bring your team together...
5 Prerequisites for Solid Continuous Process Improvement
September 26, 2017I recently joined a few of my family members on a trip to Disneyland. My 9-year-old niece from Utah was among the group. She’d never been...
Obeya in Action: The Process and Benefits of Obeya
November 4, 2017If you’ve never heard of an “obeya,” you’ll want to check out our VP of Improvement & Innovation Mark Graban interviewing Dr. Michael...
The 8 Wastes of Lean are Shockingly Common. Here are Some Examples.
February 11, 2020Eliminating waste is at the heart of the Lean business management philosophy. So much so, that there are eight defined types of waste.
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Bottom-Up Improvement: Finding Strength in Numbers
August 18, 2017There is power in “bottom-up” employee improvement, but it doesn’t get widely or easily embraced by organizations, meaning missed...
Think Outside the Electronic Suggestion Box
August 7, 2017Employee suggestion boxes have been around for… well, we have no idea, so we’ll go with… ever. On some level, business leaders...
10 Tips for a Successful Gemba Walk
July 20, 2017When we chat with leaders about how they are using various continuous improvement tools and techniques, Gemba Walks are often a hot topic....
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