Converting non-productive time into customer-focused, productive time enables any organization to grow revenue faster than cost. This course prepares participants to implement tools of the ...

Does your business have a framework for solving problems? Lean expert Art Smalley was one of the first Americans to work for Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan. There, he learned how to problem solve ...

The following is an excerpt from People Solve Problems: the Power of Every Person, Every Day, Every Problem (2021: Old Dutch Group), the latest book by IndustryWeek lean leadership contributor Jamie ...

In today's business environment, each department of an organization has to balance various important tasks with increasingly limited resources. For example, as the chief operating and financial ...

In today's business world, lean and agile concepts are essential for creating value for customers and improving processes. Lean and agile are two approaches to process improvement that have been ...

“Lean” methodology creates quality improvement and leadership capacity, which is currently missing in ambulatory care settings. Failure to create this capacity will minimize transformation efforts.

The ability to solve complex problems effectively has become a defining factor for success. Yet, despite the abundance of tools and methodologies available, I've noticed organizations often struggle ...

A lean business model is an approach to business development that focuses on creating value for the customer while minimizing waste within the organization. This model derives its core principles from ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. ― Purdue Healthcare Advisors (PHA) at Purdue University awarded Lean Office certifications to a handful of Indiana Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) this year, designating the ...