Continuous improvement has been mastered by industry leaders like Jeff Bezos who popularised the term “flywheel” to describe a virtuous cycle of improvement in product delivery and customer experience ...

When leaders cultivate a culture rooted in mutual respect and autonomy, CI transitions from a best-practice initiative to a ...

The plumbing and heating industry is becoming increasingly competitive. This may be due to a sudden rise in demand for home improvements during the pandemic which pushed the industry to a record high ...

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 ...

Anyone involved in continuous improvement and lean transformation has heard that flow is important, but why? When we look at flow, it's not just about the materials in the manufacturing operation; ...

A former production manager at Pepsi Bottling Ventures shares his experience in turning production trending, OEE and visualization data into a continuous improvement cycle. Chris Bacon, operations ...

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 ...

Much of the discussion for Lean and other continuous improvement programs tends to focus on the shop floor. When talking Lean in Supply Chain & Logistics Management, one area that needs to be ...

Galveston ISD serves 7,000 students on Galveston Island in Texas. The district’s student performance achievement, especially in middle school, has not been acceptable to us, and we set it as a primary ...

Marshall Hargrave is a stock analyst and writer with 10+ years of experience covering stocks and markets, as well as analyzing and valuing companies. The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle is a ...