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The Development & Use of the PDSA Cycle of Improvement
January 20, 2022The PDSA cycle is a popular approach to process improvement because of its simultaneous simplicity and effectiveness. Although it started...
A Quick Guide to the Basic Ideas of Lean Manufacturing
January 18, 2022Lean manufacturing is a process improvement methodology that started in the Japanese automotive manufacturing sector after World War II....
What is Policy Deployment and How To Reach True North
December 29, 2021Policy deployment, known in Lean circles as Hoshin Kanri or Strategy Deployment, is a technique for ensuring that an organization's...
Value Stream Mapping Best Practices
October 27, 2021Value stream mapping (VSM) is used to visually depict, analyze, and improve the flow of materials and information through end-to-end...
Critical Considerations During the DMAIC Measure Phase
October 26, 2021Organizations turn to the Six Sigma business methodology to reduce variation, eliminate defects, and make operations more efficient and...
Achieve Breakthroughs with Strategy Execution Software
August 24, 2021One of the most critical responsibilities of leadership teams in organizations of all types and sizes is to set the strategic direction and...
When to Build vs. Buy Software for Quality Improvement
August 3, 2021Organizations of all types and sizes have realized that continuous quality improvement is easiest to spread and sustain if a software...
8 Tips for Error-Proofing Your Lean Project Management
July 26, 2021Many of the people who come to us to talk about our Lean improvement management software are not implementing an improvement program for...
Before You Build a Kanban Excel Template, Consider This
May 24, 2021The internet is full of free Kanban Excel templates that you can download. That’s not surprising because the format of a Kanban board can...
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