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Is Your Visual Management Board Doomed to Fail?
October 5, 2016We recently came across a great article in IndustryWeek by Dan Markovitz, president of Markovitz Consulting, a faculty member at the Lean...
The Transformational Power of Kaizen Events
June 27, 2016Kaizen events are designed to tackle problems that can be addressed in short order (3-5 days), but they can also have a more profound...
What to Look for When Evaluating Value Stream Mapping Software
July 7, 2016Value stream mapping is a technique that involves analyzing and improving the steps in any process that takes a service or product from the...
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...
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