Product Quality – How can it be better Controlled?
What Drives Product Quality? Quality of products is imperative in just about any business, though its importance changes with a...
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Reducing Waste – Improving Margins vs. Increasing Perceived Customer Value
Reducing Waste and Cutting Costs to Improve Profit? We all know that there a lot - and I mean a...
5S The Best Lean Starting Point? Yep, And Here’s Why
Why 5S first? Let's be honest, there are many discussions out there such as 5S Lean groups on LinkedIn and...
5 Things You should Know about Six Sigma Belts
5 Key Items about Six Sigma Belts If you are promoting the Six Sigma methodologies in your facility, you have...
Visual Mapping Strategies, A Mess of Options
Visual Mapping and Flow Charts Ever wondered what the differences between things like flow charts and process maps were? Are...
A Tale of Two Theories – LEAN or Six Sigma
A Tale of Two Theories Have you heard the term ‘Lean Six Sigma’? Of course you have. But wait! Did...
These Are The Best Ways To Improve Your Lean Efforts
For most businesses these days, Lean Six Sigma is an extremely common business practice to be implemented, but it isn't...
Key Ingredients for the Success of a Continuous Improvement Team
The Must-Have Guide To Creating A Stellar Continuous Improvement Program The idea of continual improvement is one that underlies nearly...
Lean Thinking Questions
Question: “What Does Lean Thinking Mean To You?” A recent post on a LinkedIn forum sparked some lean thinking questions...
Applying Hoshin Kanri
Hoshin Kanri is a planning process used by many industries to help standardize and implement ongoing improvement. It is often...
