Implementing an effective and sustainable continuous improvement (CI) program is hard work. It typically requires dedicated effort from multiple operations and CI leaders who, let’s face it, start out ...

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As a patient advocate at the University at Buffalo’s School of Dental Medicine, Dianne Notaro has spent the last 13 years giving patients a voice and ensuring they receive the best care. “If I see a ...

As he gives a tour of Temco Tool’s impressive facility on Holt Avenue in Manchester, Norm Gagne compares his main task as president of the company to that “of steering a boat.” In this case, the ship ...

For your continuous improvement initiatives, tools such as kaizen, kanban, SMED, or 5S are necessary, but they are insufficient to achieve results. Saws cut wood, wrenches tighten bolts, and knives ...

There were five stages to the research study on market: secondary research, primary research, subject matter expert guidance, quality check, and final review.Statistical and cogent models for the ...

Knowledge and experience in quality and continuous improvement are highly valued by today's employers. The principles are being applied in engineering, healthcare, business, service, nonprofits, and ...

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Looking to add cost-effective automation to capacitor manufacturing with collaborative robots, Cornell Dubilier doubled labeling speed, improved inspection quality, and the efficiency benefits keep ...

It’s one thing to boost test scores in individual schools from year to year. But as districts work to improve under the Every Student Succeeds Act, many are finding that boosting longer-term outcomes ...