The Office of Continuous Improvement has a library of Lean resources available for loan. Below is the list of resources that includes books, DVDs and workshop materials. These resources cover the ...

You don't want problems. You want a plant floor or an office or a business process that runs like a well-oiled machine all the time -- in fact you want it to run like a perfectly oiled machine. That ...

With the right approach to continuous improvement, printing companies can thrive if they’re willing to make the investment. To be successful, a company must recognize that processes are the central ...

There are many excellent books and videos on Lean and continuous improvement. They each provide a slightly different perspective and, as such, each adds their own unique value. To distill some of the ...

Michigan Tech’s Lean transformation uses an embedded Lean practitioner model that has our frontline supervisors and employees solving problems and making improvements. In this model, the Office of ...

Many hospitals are adopting the lean methodology for improving efficiency and safety. When used in the operating room, lean may speed turnover times, improve first case on-time starts and reduce the ...

The South Central Region Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center recently recognized Pressure Systems International for its innovations in lean manufacturing and continuous improvement practices to ...

Financially strapped and under pressure to stretch strained resources, public school districts share many of the same challenges faced by other government departments to eliminate wasteful practices ...

QUESTION: We are always looking for examples and processes to help us in administrative lean thinking -- especially removing waste and adding value. Any thoughts? ANSWER: First, kudos to the reader ...

The objective of this work is to improve the quality of patient care in the admission office service of the University Hospital Virgen del Rocío (HUVR) by standardizing and systematizing its ...