Workshops can also be scheduled for additional department training or a department retreat. If your department would be interested in a workshop we can work with you to schedule it at a time ...

You don't want problems. You want a plant floor or an office or a business process that runs like a well-oiled machine all the time -- in fact you want it to run like a perfectly oiled machine. That ...

Financially strapped and under pressure to stretch strained resources, public school districts share many of the same challenges faced by other government departments to eliminate wasteful practices ...

With the right approach to continuous improvement, printing companies can thrive if they’re willing to make the investment. To be successful, a company must recognize that processes are the central ...

Built to help you solve problems and seize opportunities within six strategic business practices—nine if you count our inaugural, co-located ID&E Show targeted to engineering professionals—the ...

There are many excellent books and videos on Lean and continuous improvement. They each provide a slightly different perspective and, as such, each adds their own unique value. To distill some of the ...

Imagine you are on a road trip where each time you think you have arrived the destination gets better. Lean Six Sigma's constant improvement is essentially based on this. Perfection, dear reader, is a ...

The Lean HE Americas Division is an association of colleges and universities in the Americas who are involved with Lean, quality, and continuous improvement efforts. The group's primary focus is on ...

Lean is a business philosophy applicable to any kind of work process at any kind of business. The premise: driving out waste in all of its forms will lead to better value for the customer. It means ...

As a patient advocate at the University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine, Dianne Notaro has spent the last 13 years giving patients a voice and ensuring they receive the best care. “If I see a ...