According to kaizen philosophy, the improvement of systems, programs and people is a continuous, ongoing process. The kaizen method originated as a Japanese business approach and the word translates ...

You’re probably familiar with the principles of lean manufacturing. Stripped to its roots, lean focuses on decreasing waste, increasing value to the customer and a process of continuous improvement.

Process improvement is about identifying and addressing inefficiencies that waste resources and add cost. Analysis is carried out to determine which processes and process steps are value-adding or non ...

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The business world is experiencing a transformative era driven by rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. This is an opportune moment for business leaders to rethink their ...

Continuous Improvement (CI) is a term we hear a lot lately. Sadly, despite knowing the term and possibly even applying CI principles to some aspects of operations, CI principles are infrequently ...

The U.S. Army Forces Command's process improvement branch of G-8 (the process improvement branch is part of the new Efficiencies Division in the G-8) resource management has an ambitious agenda April ...

PITTSBURGH—May 20, 2015—Printing Industries of America has added another program, "The Seven Basic Tools of Process Improvement," to its growing series of online continuous improvement programs. The ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa – A new course is giving Japanese base workers a voice in reporting inefficiencies and improving how their offices function at the home of the 18th Wing. The wing translated ...