Disfluency: When Waste Isn’t Waste
Have you gone data-blind? So. Much. Data! You’ve [...]
What You Need to Know About the 5S System
The Lean Way to Organize Your Workspace 5S [...]
How to harness the power of Kaikaku
Sometimes, you need a radical, revolutionary improvement and change--that’s [...]
Lessons Learned on Driving Change
Randy Clark, VP of Sales at KPI Fire, shares [...]
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Special Report: Best Practices for Continuous Improvement in Changing Times GallerySpecial Report: Best Practices for Continuous Improvement in Changing Times
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Special Report: Best Practices for Continuous Improvement in Changing Times
KPI Fire has compiled 12 of the best practices [...]
Kaizen and SMED – the Quick Changeover Revolution
Single-minute exchange of dies (SMED) is a process used [...]
Do you have what it takes to get the job done?
Job-to-be-Done thinking and how to eliminate the competition by [...]
Yokoten – How to Learn From Others’ Experiences
Yokoten is a Lean Six Sigma process for sharing learning, [...]
The Foundation of Any Lean Program: Respect
A little research into Lean and Six Sigma reveals that: [...]
The First Principle of Lean: Respect
Respect is one of the most important and essential traits [...]
Using PDCA and DMAIC to constantly optimize your processes
When it comes to continuous improvement techniques, you have many [...]
Less is more—an introduction to the 8 wastes and how to eliminate them
The core idea of lean manufacturing is actually quite simple—relentlessly [...]
Starve Organizational Entropy, Feed a Consultant
Problem or Opportunity? When companies sent all non-essential workers home, [...]
Poka Yoke is the power to improve quality by proactively preventing defects and mistakes
Imagine the power of preventing a mistake before it even [...]
How to Start Using Jidoka and Andon Today
Build quality into a process rather than inspecting for quality [...]