Introduction Over the past several years, I have enjoyed an increasing role as coach, mentor and informational guide as it relates to basic business concepts and quality. The side hustle is rewarding because it is high leverage. That is, a…
Introduction Continuous Improvement is now being practiced in virtually every industry to varying degrees of success. However, certain companies seem to have Continuous Improvement hard-coded into their DNA. These companies appear to have no close competition and are still blazing…
Introduction to Quality Circles In the ever-competitive world of business, organizations strive for continuous improvement in processes, products, and services. A crucial approach to achieving these goals is the implementation of Quality Circles, a concept that integrates teamwork, problem-solving, and…
In the 1920’s, scientific management swept US industries, ushering in the 2nd and 3rd industrial revolutions. By the 1940’s and 1950’s Continuous Improvement Methodologies such as Total Quality Management (TQM) and what is now referred to as Lean were already…
How do companies like Microsoft and Google update every single one of the products in a week or two while other companies take years? The short answer is: Agile project management. While teams following a “traditional” software development process like…
Introduction The goal of this article is to review the “WHY of 5S” along with the “TIME INVESTMENT of 5S”. A brief description of what 5S is given but the details of performing a 5S event are not. The details…
Survival in today’s global market requires agility to sustainably deliver value to the customer. Lean is a business methodology that provides organizations with the ability to continuously deliver value to an ever-changing marketplace. Lean business development enables organizations to grow…
At work, one thing that always gets under my skin and annoys me to no end is when people present problems, or worse, complain about a problem but do not come with a solution or do not want to be…
The Revolutions that got us Here “How to think about Advancing Industry and Quality” expands on the fundamental concepts that underlie the subject and the management of Industry and Quality. Industry and Quality has undergone frequent revolutions in response to…
Most of the techniques found in the Quality and Continuous Improvement toolbox have been around for some time. This can be accredited to several professionals performing groundbreaking work in the Quality Sciences arena. Below is an infographic showing the historical…
Want to know about the Kaizen method and how it can help you take your business to the next level? Then read on to see how this powerful yet simple concept can help you. One of the things that makes…
