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

Continuous Improvement (CI) is the critical process of continually analyzing the performance of some aspect of operations, and then applying changes intended to improve that performance. This is the ...

The concept of continuous improvement, rooted in the lean manufacturing techniques developed by Toyota in the 1950s, has been a fundamental component of the manufacturing industry for decades. Despite ...

Small businesses often have difficulty competing with larger competitors that are able to mass produce products at low costs. Continuous quality improvement is a business management system that ...

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 ...

It’s one thing to boost test scores in individual schools from year to year. But as districts work to improve under the Every Student Succeeds Act, many are finding that boosting longer-term outcomes ...

Logistics is a critical function for manufacturers because it's the process that links all parts of their supply chains. Even so, manufacturers often don't consider the warehouse a priority for ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Workers from multiple South Bend manufacturing companies recently completed Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s (MEP) Team Member Lean Certificate Training and Lean ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In alignment with their recently announced corporate focus and vision and Customer Operations transformation, Command Alkon, the leading software ...

Continuous performance management can boost morale and improve communication. Learn how to implement continuous performance management in your company.