How Leaders Can Reap the Potential of Lean Innovation
June 22, 2023When many people think about Lean processes and management, they assume that the goal is to optimize each process with a step-by-step...
The Development & Use of the PDSA Cycle of Improvement
January 20, 2022The PDSA cycle is a popular approach to process improvement because of its simultaneous simplicity and effectiveness. Although it started...
A Quick Guide to the Basic Ideas of Lean Manufacturing
January 18, 2022Lean manufacturing is a process improvement methodology that started in the Japanese automotive manufacturing sector after World War II....
Three Steps to Applying the A3 Problem-Solving Methodology
December 14, 2021The A3 problem-solving methodology was first used by Toyota in the 1960s and later embraced by proponents of Total Quality Management, Six...
Top Reasons to Consider a Digital 5S Tool
November 18, 2021The 5S technique is part of a broader set of management practices known as visual management or visual control. Although these tools are...
How Leader Standard Work Templates Drive Innovation
October 12, 2021Standard work is the documented and current best way to do a particular task, procedure, or process. Workers develop the standard and...
Answers to Common Questions about the Lean Management System
September 28, 2021The Lean Management System is a popular business process methodology that started in the manufacturing sector but quickly spread to...
How to Apply the Right Lean Tools for Every Improvement
August 12, 2021Whether or not your organization fully embraces the Lean manufacturing business paradigm or just borrows some of its best practices, the...
8 Tips for Error-Proofing Your Lean Project Management
July 26, 2021Many of the people who come to us to talk about our Lean improvement management software are not implementing an improvement program for...
.svg)
