IndustryWeek’s coverage of lean and continuous improvement over the past year presents a wealth of wisdom to help advance ...

For your continuous improvement initiatives, tools such as kaizen, kanban, SMED, or 5S are necessary, but they are insufficient to achieve results. Saws cut wood, wrenches tighten bolts, and knives ...

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 ...

Connected devices, wearables, cloud computing, sensors, machine learning and algorithms are all capabilities and technologies transforming business and society. These are the core components enabling ...

Fueled by the proliferation of industrial data and push for data-driven business practices, OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) remains a core manufacturing metric given its ability to boil complex ...

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 ...

With more than two decades of experience in lean and agile software development, I have seen how continuous improvement can revolutionize a business. As a founder who has successfully grown a company, ...

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 ...