According to Jeffery Liker’s book, The Toyota Way, it’s estimated that most business processes are 90% waste and 10% value-added work. Value-added activities in a process are considered those that ...

IndustryWeek’s coverage of lean and continuous improvement over the past year presents a wealth of wisdom to help advance ...

The importance of refining healthcare processes has never been more pronounced. In the Physician MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, I learned process improvement—among other ...

Process mapping is one of the basic quality or process improvement tools used in Lean Six Sigma. It has acquired more importance in recent times, given the complexities of processes and the need to ...

It’s an exciting time to be in healthcare. The industry is experiencing change unlike any other time in modern history, but that doesn’t come without its challenges. The rising costs of care and those ...

COLLABORATION ON INTEGRATION - Soldiers and Army civilians collaborate to integrate AI with continuous process improvement, enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making across the force.

For your continuous improvement initiatives, tools such as kaizen, kanban, SMED, or 5S are necessary, but they are insufficient to achieve results. Saws cut wood, wrenches tighten bolts, and knives ...