9 Answers to the Most Common Questions About Gemba Walks
January 12, 2018Maybe it is because it is a brand-new year, or perhaps it is the cold weather, but lately, we’ve been getting a lot of questions about the ...
The Use of Control Charts for Non-Manufacturing Activities
April 17, 2019Many of the continuous improvement tools and techniques that we write about in this blog originated in the manufacturing industry. This...
The Essential CQI (Continuous Quality Improvement) Glossary
December 20, 2017CQI, like many other disciplines, has a language all its own. Many of the terms are acronyms, others are Japanese words retained from...
A Quick Guide to DMAIC for Beginners
December 19, 2017If you are new to continuous improvement or just interested in trying out a new technique, this guide to DMAIC is for you. We’ll explain...
Idea Boards for the Modern Workforce
October 25, 2017Call me crazy, but I think the world’s first idea board was probably painted on a cave. People have an innate ability to process visual...
Kaizen Event Planning in 7 Simple Steps
June 13, 2018Here at KaiNexus, we get the opportunity to chat with clients and write about many different continuous improvement tools and techniques....
How Digitizing Your Idea Boards Amplifies their Impact
September 5, 2017If you have (or are considering creating) an idea board to collect employee suggestions for improvement, please take a minute to pat...
7 Unexpected Benefits of Kaizen Events
March 21, 2018Leaders typically deploy Kaizen events when there is a difficult or urgent challenge that needs to be addressed in short order. The obvious...
What You Are Missing if You Don’t Use Standard Work
June 13, 2017When we talk to leaders who haven’t yet implemented Standard Work, our first question is always, “Why?” We get a range of answers including...
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