As anyone who has been a public servant for more than a decade knows, improvement initiatives seem to come and go like the tide. Total Quality Management. Zero Defects. Six Sigma. Performance ...

Hospital IT directors face a set of challenges that are unique in the healthcare industry. You’re working to keep patient information secure, nail down IT processes and provide the best equipment and ...

To improve performance, lean thinking must go beyond theory—it must be put into practice. The Rochester Chapter 44 of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IEE) will hold the 31st Annual Performance ...

A state agency that provides benefits to residents suffers staff cuts that result in long wait times for callers who want to apply for help over the phone. The agency decides the best solution is to ...

A common beginning approach to lean manufacturing is the "technology agnostic" philosophy, says Michael Burkett, vice president of research at AMR Research Inc. "One of the principles of lean is to ...

Corey Murray is a former managing editor of EdTech: Focus on K–12 and a 20-year veteran of writing about educational technology. School safety is always top of mind for K–12 administrators, and with ...

Next Thursday I’ll be speaking at eft’s 3PL Summit and Chief Supply Chain Officer Forum in Chicago. My speech is based on a survey, answered by 150 respondents, on what kinds of programs most improve ...

Viking Plastics embraces automation to help improve productivity, "and we do this while growing people," says Shawn Gross, engineering manager. Lean—be it lean manufacturing or the lean enterprise—has ...

Strategic Acquisition Extends Leadership Position Among Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Firms While Expanding Geographic Reach and Opening New Opportunities for Lean Solutions Group’s Lean ...

After drafting and reviewing their original designs, students began working on their latest project. With wood and hardware in hand, each student took a unique approach to building a birdhouse to help ...