Today’s businesses are under constant attack from cybercriminals determined to gain illicit access to their networks, steal information or money and generally wreak havoc. While this is a current–and ...

In 2008, Pat Flynn’s world view changed abruptly. He was cruising along in his job with an architecture firm, recently promoted, and looking forward to a bright future. Then the recession raised its ...

Relentlessly improve through lean is the operational strategy at Watlow. Here, employees review performance at the gemba. A skilled welder isn’t born fully fledged. Neither is a superior athlete or an ...

Lean Sigma approaches can reduce waste, cost, cycle time and variability in outputs. Lean Sigma is a systematic approach to redesigning business operations to minimize wastes (Lean) and variations ...

The Office of Continuous Improvement has a library of Lean resources available for loan. Below is the list of resources that includes books, DVDs and workshop materials. These resources cover the ...

The basic principles of lean -- waste reduction, customer centricity and flow optimization -- are fairly simple in theory. But when it comes to putting lean principles into practice, even the most ...