3 Managerial Traits That Sustain a Culture of Continuous Improvement
May 11, 2018Imagine that one of your employees is struggling with something at work. Maybe she has a process that’s mind numbingly inefficient, or...
5 Essential Elements of Standard Work
July 21, 2016Just like you look to eliminate waste in your business processes, we think you should look to eliminate waste and simplify your improvement...
How Successful Companies Plan for a Breakthrough with Hoshin Kanri
July 21, 2016In previous posts, we’ve outlined the principles and steps involved in implementing the Hoshin Kanri (aka "policy deployment" or "strategy...
The Continuous Improvement Death Spiral, and How to Get Out of It
August 19, 2015When we ask customers and webinar attendees about their barriers to continuous improvement, the main thing we hear about is time. “We don’t...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Cross Functional Teams
July 21, 2016In a detailed study of 95 teams in 25 leading corporations, chosen by an independent panel of academics and experts, Behnam Tabrizi of the...
What I’d Do Differently: Continuous Improvement at BSA LifeStructures
September 17, 2015We began our continuous improvement journey at BSA LifeStructures in earnest about nine months ago. In that time, we’ve established pockets...
5 Technologies That Increase My Efficiency
April 11, 2017In my role as VP of Sales here at KaiNexus, I speak to people all the time that are skeptical about whether technology can make them...
Array Architects Shares Their Continuous Improvement Story
April 18, 2024Focusing solely on the healthcare market, our customer Array Architects offers a full complement of knowledge-based services including...
What is Kanban and Why Should You Care?
October 11, 2023If you are new to the world of Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement in general, you may be scratching your head over some of the terms...