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What is Kanban and How Does It Support Improvement?
June 23, 2016There are dozens of methodologies, tools, and techniques that organizations use to support their continuous improvement efforts. We find...
6 Reasons Why Your Cross Functional Teams Need Software to Collaborate
June 1, 2016In most organizations, the most challenging problems are those that span multiple teams, departments, or divisions. For example, many...
Top 7 Reasons to Implement a Digital Kaizen Board
July 21, 2016For decades, companies engaged in continuous improvement have used physical Kaizen boards to visualize the improvement process. Typically,...
Don’t Take Your Next Gemba Walk Off the Cliff
July 21, 2016Gemba Walks are an important way that managers can identify opportunities for improvement and accelerate positive change within the...
What Smart People Have to Say About Employee Engagement
May 9, 2016Employee engagement is not the only thing that matters in business, but it matters a lot. Engaged employees contribute more ideas, care...
Spring Clean Your Way to Improvement with a 5S-Focused Kaizen Event
May 6, 2016It’s that time of year when many of us take some time to clean out a few closets, organize the garage, and clear our home of clutter. It is...
Hoshin Kanri Quick Tips and Best Practices
May 5, 2016Hoshin Kanri (also called Strategy Deployment) is a method for ensuring that the strategic goals of a company drive progress and action at...
Customer Value - The Ultimate Goal of a Lean Organization
April 28, 2016It is a common misconception that the elimination of waste is the prime objective for Lean organizations. This isn’t one bit surprising....
DMAIC – A Smart Approach for Lasting Improvement
April 25, 2016Most of the time when we talk to people about continuous improvement, the focus is on using improvement techniques to make business...
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