Where to Focus Improvements for Employee Engagement
I am re-reading the book, Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy by Masaaki Imai (founder of
Read moreI am re-reading the book, Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy by Masaaki Imai (founder of
Read moreRise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief nonprofit organization founded in 1998 that distributes food and life-changing aid to
Read moreDuring Value Stream Mapping or Process Mapping events, I facilitate a team through the current state map of the process,
Read moreThe DMAIC approach for process improvement is the foundation for Six Sigma, and I have grown to appreciate it more
Read moreOne of the most common questions we get when reviewing a process: “What’s wrong with batching? I can produce so
Read moreLee Pollock and Mark Kiemele are authors of a new book, Reversing the Culture of Waste – 50 Best Practices to
Read moreLean is about increasing value to your customer. Often times, this requires you to eliminate waste in the process. However,
Read more“Lean and Six Sigma are only for manufacturing organizations!” “Our processes/company is unique, so that won’t work here!” “We’re already
Read moreI’ve been to many conferences, and have seen lots of companies claim cost savings and metric improvements that are very
Read moreWe see a lot of different processes at various levels of process performance. Some are running near six sigma levels,
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