Using Hoshin Kanri to Align & Coordinate Lean Strategy [WEBINAR]
July 27, 2018Also known as “strategy deployment,” Hoshin Kanri aligns an organization’s functions and activities within its strategic objectives. The...
Lean Tools for Healthcare
July 26, 2018The Lean business management approach is used widely in healthcare organizations because cutting waste from health care delivery is not...
An Example Kaizen Event Agenda
July 26, 2018Kaizen events are the optimal approach for solving many challenging and persistent problems within an organization. (That does not mean...
How to Introduce Kaizen to New Employees
July 23, 2018There has been a lot written in this blog and in many other resources about how to launch the Kaizen philosophy within an organization....
Pro Tips for a Successful Kaizen Event
July 19, 2018Kaizen events are an excellent way to take quick action to tackle a difficult or long-standing problem. When used along with daily...
How to Use A3 Thinking in Everyday Life [WEBINAR]
July 10, 2018According to continuous improvement practitioner Jess Orr, A3 thinking is like exercise: we know it’s good for us, but sometimes it’s hard...
Top Signs that You Need Lean Construction Software
July 9, 2018Although the construction industry employs some unique applications of the approach, the principles of Lean are the same as they are in any...
How to Introduce Your Team to Hoshin Kanri
July 13, 2018One thing that we like to remind our clients who are implementing the Hoshin Kanri method of strategy deployment is that most of your...
Best Practices for Standard Work Documentation
July 5, 2018In his book, Standardized Work with TWI: Eliminating Human Errors in Production and Service Processes, Bartosz Misiurek writes, “Standard...