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The Continuous Improvement Management System
Partnering with you to build a Continuous Improvement Management System to achieve today’s vision … and tomorrow’s. The Continuous Improvement Management System (CIMS) What We Do We are more than just a training and consulting company. We are the guides on your continous improvement journey. We have the skills, tools, and expertise to help you create the systems you need to provide lasting value for your customers, all at an ever-accelerating pace. How we help Read more…
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Applying Lean in Uncommon Ways
One of the challenges Lean philosophies have faced is the perception that they are applicable only on the shop floor. That view, though has been under assault for some time, most notably with the rise of the Lean Office and Lean Healthcare. Lean has not enjoyed the same inroads in project work, though. Sure, 5S and visual management is applied in this arena, but the idea that Lean is most beneficial in a repetitive production Read more…
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Daily Management
Daily management is a structured approach to running an operation. In a nutshell, daily management is the constant application of the PDCA cycle to a production process. Daily management consists of: Planning: Daily management requires an understanding of what demand will be, and of the capabilities of the organization. It also requires knowing the schedule of your staff, and accounting for time away from production work. Doing: Daily management requires that leaders inform teams of Read more…
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Kaizen Event
A kaizen event is a discrete continuous improvement project with a defined start and end point, usually done in a single week. A typical kaizen event consists of a day of training, a day of process walking and analyzing the information gathered, followed by two days of improvement activity. The final morning (Friday) is used for wrap-up, training on the new process, and preparing a report out, which is usually presented late morning or early Read more…
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Knowledge Management
Knowledge management is the system of maintaining the collective wisdom of an organization. This wisdom comes in a variety of forms, including proprietary product information, processes, insight about customers, and continuous improvement methodology. While some knowledge is confidential, much of what a company manages is widely known. The purpose of knowledge management is not to replicate existing stores of information, but rather to create uniformity in how that information is applied within the organization. Knowledge Read more…
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Flow Production
Flow production is one of many names used to describe a system of production that predominantly follows Lean principles. It is recognizable by single units of work moving directly from one process to the next without stopping in queues. That state of streamlined motion is known as flow, and is the holy grail of Lean production. Because there is no governing body of Lean, the terminology is not, ironically, standardized. Flow production, continuous flow production, Read more…
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Attribute Data
All data is not created equally. There are many different categories of ways to describe things. Interestingly, there seems to be little consensus on what the terminology means. The term “attribute data”, if searched for on the web, yields a variety of definitions. Further confusing the issue, some of the data type definitions on one site are called by an entirely different, conflicting, name on another. We’ve attempted to form a compilation of the different Read more…
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A3 Thinking
What is A3 Thinking? A3 thinking is a philosophical approach to problem solving that centers on a well-communicated team approach to using the PDCA cycle. The tool used to apply this way of thinking is known as the A3 report. Download our Free A3 Report Template A3 Thinking Background Whether you are a leader or a process owner, a big part of your job will entail problem solving. Taking on problems in a haphazard, random Read more…
