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...
Applying Lean Six Sigma in the Auto Manufacturing Sector
December 16, 2020As you might guess from the name, a Lean Six Sigma methodology combines Lean manufacturing principles and those of Six Sigma. This approach...
Twitter’s “Blame Processes, Not People” Moment
September 28, 2020With the blistering speed of this summer’s news cycle, we can’t blame you if you’ve already forgotten about the single largest security...
7 Habits of Highly Effective Kaizen Thinkers
August 11, 2020The practice of Kaizen is not about a particular way of performing business operations or even a specific approach to process improvement....
Ten Mid-Year CI Questions to Ask Every Employee
June 30, 2020It's hard to believe that the first half of 2020 is in the books. Just kidding. I don't blame you if you feel like there's been 10 years...
When Zero is the Only Acceptable Goal
June 23, 2020The Utah Department of Transportation has an audacious goal. Zero fatalities. According to its website, “Zero Fatalities is all about...
The Improvement Project Version of 20 Questions
June 3, 2020I'm sure you've all played the game 20 questions. The goal of the traditional parlor game is to uncover an object chosen by one player by...
How to Keep a Remote Workforce Engaged in Improvement
April 6, 2020Before I start this post on how to keep a workforce that has suddenly moved to a remote model due to the coronavirus engaged and motivated,...
Continuous Quality Improvement is Hard to Sustain. We Know Why.
February 25, 2020Has your organization started a quality improvement program with great fanfare and a ton of enthusiasm only to see it peter out over time?...
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