The Army has employed a variety of techniques for continuous process improvement (CPI) for many years. Some have resulted in projects that saved the Army millions of dollars, while other efforts have ...

Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) is a strategic approach for developing a culture of continuous improvement in the areas of reliability, process cycle times, costs in terms of less total resource ...

According to Jeffery Liker’s book, The Toyota Way, it’s estimated that most business processes are 90% waste and 10% value-added work. Value-added activities in a process are considered those that ...

The importance of refining healthcare processes has never been more pronounced. In the Physician MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, I learned process improvement—among other ...

Creating efficient workflow processes should be a primary goal in any company. One way to problem-solve and make improvements in the workplace is to create a process improvement team. Whether it ...

Innovation is not about creating something entirely new; it’s about transforming existing products into a unique solution to address a real-world problem. Process innovation cannot be achieved unless ...

Process improvement can be a frightening concept. For many people, it signals the start of a downsizing cycle or at least a period of uncomfortable change. The truth is, process improvement has been a ...

In my years of process improvement work, I've identified some problems that hinder the achievement of excellence. These are likely not unique to my experience and I want to share them with you, along ...

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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 ...