Articles Tagged with ''continuous improvement''

We understand that spreadsheets simply won't cut it anymore. Continuous improvement teams need to track and report on things beyond what project managers or technical leaders do. Learn how to get a dashboard view into projects and get the reports and insight needed to make CI a reality.

There are people who strive to become famous, then superfamous, before moving up to being megafamous.

The L.S. Starrett Company has recently appointed Matthew Wells as Director of Operations and Continuous Improvement.

Regardless of what you’ve been told, there is one truism for people who must earn a living. You can expect your employer to demand more from you.

To get anywhere, first we need to know what we want.

Regardless of the business you have customers and some of them are unhappy. Coping with these customers is an inevitable part of everyday business life and how you deal with them is a predictor of success.

Rube Goldberg is an American cartoonist well known for his illustrations depicting overly elaborate devices designed to accomplish relatively simple functions. These types of devices became widely known as Rube Goldberg machines.

What is the best way to encourage a continuous improvement culture?  While organizations have historically used rewards to entice employees to support these efforts, upper management’s ongoing and visible support is the best way to make continuous improvement “a way of life,”

Most organizations have discovered that their future success hinges on reinventing themselves as a lowest-cost producer. One of the keys is to focus on actions that can impact real costs every day.

Most organizations have discovered that their future success hinges on reinventing themselves as a lowest-cost producer. One of the keys is to focus on actions that can impact real costs every day.