Anything that you do well is worth doing better over time. The term "continuous improvement" describes a process practiced by quality engineers but it speaks to something that every conscientious ...

In the past decade, the number of robots deployed in logistics has grown significantly, driven by the advantages of increased reliability, throughput and accuracy compared to manual processes. These ...

Apply the "5 Whys" technique to both technical debugging and organisational workflows to uncover deep-seated root causes and ...

“Respect for people” is one of the most critical lean principles, and also one of the most misunderstood. If not practiced, developing a lean culture of continuous improvement is impossible. Most ...

Andreas Eschbach is the founder and CEO of eschbach, a software company that helps production teams work smarter and enhance collaboration. Within the process industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical ...

Implementing an effective and sustainable continuous improvement (CI) program is hard work. It typically requires dedicated effort from multiple operations and CI leaders who, let’s face it, start out ...

The performance-punishing nature of poor workplace design is a persistent issue filled with musculoskeletal injuries and rising medical care costs. Many manufacturing and industrial companies attempt ...

Having an ideal organizational culture (however you define “ideal”) is the white whale for many leaders. This is more than a bit surprising, considering all the books that have been published on ...

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 ...