If we are serious about global competitiveness and a sustained ability to retain American jobs in American factories, it is imperative we recognize one irrefutable fact: the technical issues ...

Over the course of the first five entries to this seven-part series, a case has been made for the need of Lean practice to evolve. An industrially proven strategy, metric and process have been ...

Lean is a holistic continuous improvement approach for maximizing value for customers and eliminating waste. Many healthcare organizations have adopted Lean to improve efficiency and patient care. We ...

Leadership is an essential building block for the successful implementation of Lean Thinking. This course describes leadership behaviors critical to the successful implementation of Lean in any ...

Lean and Six Sigma are the perfect pair for improving customer value by reducing waste, boosting productivity, and reducing defects and variations in products and services. Lean Six Sigma combines two ...

Many approaches to improving value in our health system focus on specific issues involving care delivery models such as optimizing primary care, coordinating care transitions, facilitating the care of ...

This month, I’ve invited Jon Terry, Planview’s chief evangelist for Lean-Agile strategy, to share his tips and insights for incorporating Lean tools into manufacturing processes. A co-founder of ...

Yellow Belt is for professionals who have some familiarity with Lean Six Sigma methodologies and are experienced project and process managers. Yellow Belt provides a foundation for those interested in ...

In a highly-competitive global marketplace, almost everyone is looking for competitive advantages. Lean is not just about “less,” it is about efficiency. It does not seek to do as well with fewer ...

A case study describing how Lean can drive the creation of an improved culture within pharmaceutical companies. Over the last decade lean management has become the vital driver of operational change, ...