ROI of Scaling Improvement with KaiNexus
January 11, 2021KaiNexus customers capture more daily improvements from staff, run more efficient strategic projects and events, coach more effectively,...
Transformation: The Path to Operational Excellence in Healthcare
June 5, 2023Across the world, healthcare leaders are increasingly striving to embed the principles of operational excellence and continuous improvement...
Continuous Improvement Goals Suggestions for 2023
June 22, 2023In 2020, we laid out some suggested continuous improvement resolutions. If the pandemic thwarted your plans and best intentions, give...
Mistakes Were Made: The Great Molasses Flood of 1919
January 31, 2022On January 15, 1919, in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, a large storage tank owned by the Purity Brewing Company filed...
Hidden Opportunities for Improvement in Manufacturing
December 23, 2020Manufacturing organizations dedicated to continuous improvement look for opportunities to eliminate waste at every juncture. They may spend...
Remembering and Honoring Norman Bodek
December 22, 2020I join many in the Lean community in mourning the recent passing of a publisher, author, educator, and life-long learner, Norman Bodek. He...
Improvement Software Rollout: How to Overcome Resistance to Change
December 21, 2020By the time an organization invests in software technology to support continuous improvement, they've usually embraced the idea that...
Continuous Improvement Predictions for 2021
December 8, 2020If you think trying to predict anything that will happen in 2021 is insane after what’s happened this year, you have a point. But by...
6 Steps to Improvement in Manufacturing
June 9, 2021One of the most important responsibilities of managers in manufacturing environments is to contain costs. The most obvious cost to...