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9 Answers to the Most Common Questions About Gemba Walks

January 12, 2018

Maybe 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, 2019

Many 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, 2017

CQI, 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, 2017

If 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, 2017

Call 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, 2018

Here 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, 2017

If 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, 2018

Leaders 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, 2017

When we talk to leaders who haven’t yet implemented Standard Work, our first question is always, “Why?” We get a range of answers including...