It’s common to talk about quality and continuous improvement in the context of manufacturing. Methodologies such as ISO, lean and Lean Six Sigma are a means to improve business efficiency and ...

There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...

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 ...

OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Five years ago, Kaiser Permanente set a goal to deliver best-in-class, high-quality performance. To support this, experts developed a performance ...

The concept of continuous improvement (CI) and—more specifically under the umbrella of CI—programs such as total productive maintenance (TPM), world class manufacturing (WCM), and lean are certainly ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of modern business, the pressure to innovate is relentless. Organizations are constantly pushed to develop state-of-the-art products, services, and business models that ...

Businesses use quality management systems to improve the efficiency of their processes, which can help increase profitability. Total Quality Management systems use a variety of tools and theories to ...

The higher education accreditation system relies on infrequent, resource-intensive reviews that occur every five to 10 years, often creating lags in identifying and addressing quality concerns at ...

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 ...

Devops relies upon continuous integration practices to facilitate speed and quality. CI calls for developers to frequently integrate code into a shared repository, thereby initiating automated builds.