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As businesses try to do more with less and respond to economic pressures, they are naturally interested in reducing costs by improving processes throughout their organizations. A number of ...

Lean Six Sigma is a process improvement methodology that combines the benefits of both Lean manufacturing techniques and Six Sigma to help companies streamline operations, increase value and reduce ...

DMAIC is an acronym for Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control. It is a process improvement methodology of Six Sigma that ...

In the early 2000s, Motorola struggled with product defects and a decline in customer satisfaction. To improve its business processes and regain its competitive edge, Motorola turned to Six Sigma.

Process inefficiency can create problems that quietly stifle productivity and potential growth. In an era of rapid digitalization, companies that lag in business process improvement risk falling ...

The importance of refining healthcare processes has never been more pronounced. In the Physician MBA Program at the Kelley School of Business Indianapolis, I learned process improvement—among other ...

According to Jeffery Liker’s book, The Toyota Way, it’s estimated that most business processes are 90% waste and 10% value-added work. Value-added activities in a process are considered those that ...

The Army has employed a variety of techniques for continuous process improvement (CPI) for many years. Some have resulted in projects that saved the Army millions of dollars, while other efforts have ...

(HealthDay News) – Use of lean process improvement methodology can reduce the time to stroke care without compromising patient safety, according to a study published online Nov 8 in Stroke. Andria L ...

To improve the safety of the operating environment, a holistic method for defining and evaluating the systems that aid an operator with the safe operation of a process unit is required. This approach ...

With business growth (revenue growth and adding more customers, products and services), everything becomes more complex. When left unchecked, fractures begin to appear, and soon things start to break.