Another printer that has found success with employing a continuous improvement strategy is Suttle-Straus in Waunakee, Wis. According to Susan Pschorr, director of human resources, the company ...

The more than 100 Lean-trained employees across DMPS departments create a hub-and-spoke model from the Department of Continuous Improvement, empowering departments across the school system to ...

Continuous Improvement -- Taking A Big-Picture Approach To Lean Feb. 9, 2006 Shipbuilder Northrop Grumman Newport News could serve as a model for U.S. automakers of how far-reaching lean should be.

Michigan Tech’s Lean transformation uses an embedded Lean facilitator model that has our frontline supervisors and employees solving problems and making improvements. In this model, the Office of ...

Why Continuous Improvement Is a Big Deal; Tools of the Trade; Case Studies of Success; The Future Is Bright and Lean; In Conclusion; Why Continuous Improvement Is a Big Deal. Lean Six Sigma isn’t just ...

The tools of Lean Researchers coined the term Lean in the late 1980s when naming Toyota Motor Corporation’s systemic approach to improvement. The company had developed a collection of revolutionary ...

Darryl Greene, executive director of continuous improvement at Cleveland Clinic, came to the health system from engineering. He shares three tips on translating Lean strategies to a healthcare ...

A continuous quality improvement program, based on Lean concepts and including architectural, managerial, and organizational features, allows the emptying of emergency department corridors and the ...

Toyota built its improvement philosophy on the pillars of respect for people and continuous improvement ... clearly Lean is “in.” Spreading The Lean Model. Despite this growing interest, ...

The results have allowed HUVR to achieve continuous improvement in the process, eliminating the elements that do not add value. ... The Lean model is based on the Toyota Production System (TPS).