The term "kaizen," the Japanese word for improvement, is used by businesses to describe a technique of continuous improvement that eliminates waste, improves efficiency and involves all employees ...

Anyone involved in continuous improvement and lean transformation has heard that flow is important, but why? When we look at flow, it's not just about the materials in the manufacturing operation; ...

Regular Feedback Collection. First, feedback collection is an integral component of a culture of continuous improvement. These involve systematic review sessions—sometimes called retrospectives ...

Ramya Sriram presented how they focus on continuous improvement through agile practices, feedback, and customized maturity assessments. Emphasizing flow metrics with a strong learning culture, ...

IN the 1950s, a struggling Toyota faced stiff competition from Western automakers. Instead of chasing quick fixes, they embraced a radical idea: Kaizen, the philosophy of continuous improvement. Every ...

In an ongoing study of more than 250,000 classrooms in 34,000 schools nationwide, AdvancED found schools that sustained strong improvement in student learning over time had a focus on continuous ...