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 ...

Continuous process improvement can benefit all aspects of life — from personal New Year’s resolutions to complex drug development. In a world where two-thirds of planned improvement initiatives fail, ...

Process and Control Improvement (PC&I) project planning is quite critical to the health of your business. Establishing a process improvement initiative helps maintain both quality and efficient ...

While working on a continuous improvement (CI) team, how many times have you been frustrated by the "analysis paralysis" of the team leader/facilitator who is trying to make sure that everything is ...

Implementing a program of continuous quality improvement can increase customer satisfaction, reduce production waste and improve company performance. To introduce such a program, you have to make sure ...

In the parable of the bricklayers, a traveler encounters three workers mortaring rows of bricks onto other bricks. “What are you doing?” inquires the traveler. The first worker answers, “What does it ...

There are a variety of ways that technology-driven automation can be a strategic capability. One is through the integration of large-scale automation with a program of continuous process improvement.

REDSTONE, Ala. (Aug. 3, 2015) -- Improving business processes has led to cost saving and the elimination of waste throughout the Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama -- A Program Executive Office for Aviation Logistics Management Specialist received a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt for his leadership in increasing the Cargo Helicopters project ...

Five years ago the editors of IndustryWeek invited a stock analyst to come in and tell us how his company identifies value when evaluating manufacturing companies. He was a very nice man, and we sent ...