Articles Tagged with ''continuous improvement''

Checklists play an important role in maintaining consistency, compliance, and traceability. They offer structure and ensure activities are carried out with discipline. 

I was giving a presentation on my journey in quality and the automotive industry to a university class that was studying quality methods the other day. 

A huge part of any Lean transformation is getting your team fired up about a mission, aligned on problem-solving, and hardest of all, actually working together.

While consulting with a hydraulic pump manufacturer, the executive officer related their company’s revolutionary journey. 

In the early 1980s, my Quality career emphasized variation and corrective action. Although I’ve attended various solution-branded workshops, many organizations still struggle with understanding variation and effectively implementing corrective actions.

Eric Hayler is a Lean Six Sigma Master Blackbelt and principal of the Hayler Group. He's also an adjunct professor of business analytics at the University of South Carolina Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina. 

Erik Nieves is the co-founder and CEO of Plus One Robotics. He's been in the industry for more than 30 years, and he also serves on the board of directors of A3 and is a frequent speaker and contributor to public policy and robotics.

Six Sigma is entering a fourth generation—one that connects operational excellence directly to enterprise strategy. This article explores how leaders can evolve continuous improvement (CI) into a portfolio-driven discipline that links financial outcomes, innovation, and customer experience.

During a career in which I devoted a large portion to developing and implementing improvement programs, one thing became crystal clear. Improvement programs with a focus on sustained improvement were more valuable than speed of implementation.

There will be more information about potential upcoming changes to the ISO Management System Standards (MSS). One topic of note is that of Continual Improvement (CI).