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, ...

Continuous manufacturing could bring the pharmaceutical industry advantages such as improved product quality, easy scale-up, flexibility, and short cycle times. But how can a company switch from batch ...

Managing change and overcoming employee resistance and fear requires a proactive approach. As the ancient Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, wrote back in 500 BC, “The only thing constant is change.” This ...

In operations, we often talk about inputs and outputs and the classic formula is: Inputs (man, material, machine) + Method = Outcomes (for customers, employees and owners). In our competitive world, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (Feb. 5, 2015) -- Everyone has ideas about what is wrong, what could be done differently and how they might fix problems in their work areas. They just might not know how to go about ...

The plumbing and heating industry is becoming increasingly competitive. This may be due to a sudden rise in demand for home improvements during the pandemic which pushed the industry to a record high ...

In an article published in the December 2011 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente shares the continuous improvement process used ...

The news reports were chilling. Some 200,000 people were injured with more than 2,500 fatalities from the methyl isocyanate release at Bhopal. Could it happen at your company? At the time of the ...

Companies with a well-defined sales process grow revenue faster, shorten the time it takes to win business, and retain more customers.