Donald J. Wheeler, PhD is a world-renown expert in continuous improvement, having worked with W. Edwards Deming and later writing the classic book Understanding Variation. Wheeler once wrote and said, …
I was at a neighborhood gathering the other day when I ran into an old friend who I had not seen in years. She asked me what I had been …
Standard work is a term that practitioners of a continuous improvement methodology such as Lean, Kaizen or Six Sigma have probably heard before. It is simply a detailed written description …
Webinar presented by Kevin Meyer, hosted by Mark Graban. In this webinar you will learn: The fascinating overlap between Lean and Zen. How to use that overlap to calm everyday …
During a Gemba walk, supervisors and leaders go to the place where work is done (the Gemba). They observe (not fix) processes and activities and ask questions that will help …
Kevin Meyer from Gemba Academy, author of the book “The Simple Leader” will be giving a webinar for KaiNexus on April 25. Register at http://www.kainexus.com/webinars The title is “Personal Leadership …
“How KaiNexus Uses Kaizen and our KaiNexus Software to Improve: Podcast Episode Numbers” A blog post by Mark Graban
Keep doing what you are doing and you are going to get what you are getting. Few would argue that the logic rings true, but unfortunately, this idea is often …
The DMAIC technique is simple, yet powerful. It brings structure to the improvement process and helps teams explore potential solutions, decide a course of action, and implement process controls in …
In our first KaiNexus “customer spotlight,” Mark Graban talks with Ben Whitaker, Director, Business Process Management at Mohawk Fine Papers. We talk about their use of KaiNexus, how they are …
