IN A GOOD YEAR, THE U.S. manufacturing sector might chalkup a 4% overallincrease in productivity. At the plant level, some top-flight produc-tion operations have achieved gains of 20% or more in a 12- ...

Using the principles of Lean, participants will work together to plan and implement improvements to a defined topic. Scope and boundaries will be established; the team will attack the issues until ...

Are you tired of stagnant growth and inefficiencies in your business? Looking for a way to boost productivity and stay ahead of the competition? Say hello to Kaizen, the Japanese philosophy that has ...

Kaizen, a Japanese term that means “change for the better,” has been adapted by organizations as a business strategy aimed at establishing an environment of continuous improvement. The goal of Kaizen ...

I was feeling good that morning when a reader told me he was not convinced of doing a corporate-wide kaizen program, much less if it would only result in a one percent improvement. He claims they ...

08 May 2008 As part of its ongoing programme to make available international methodologies for improving productivity, management and technology to Bahraini companies, the Labour Fund (LF) in ...

UAE: Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) recently organizedan interactive workshop for its Engineering Maintenance Department as part of the Kaizen Basic Training Program. Held in cooperation with ...