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Continuous process improvement is essential for success in today’s business world. As a COO, it’s important to comprehend the fundamentals of this concept. This article highlights what you need to know to drive growth and efficiency. What should a COO Know about Continuous Process Improvement?

The COO of Lean Manufacturing is like a referee in a game of tug-of-war between efficiency and chaos. It involves practices to eliminate waste and increase efficiency in manufacturing processes. Recent years have seen the growing importance of such practices. What should a COO know about lean manufacturing principles?

Once you calculate all of your hidden costs associated with your Total Cost of Ownership you may find that low wage labor costs are not the whole story.

Whether you are a manager in a large international corporation or run your own small business, chances are that business process management does rear its head in your everyday activities. Business process management (BPM for short) exists to ensure that employees, clients and other stakeholders reach a mutually satisfying business result in the shortest amount […]

As a manufacturer, you likely have to deal with large investments and the high costs of production, which is also referred to as the Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), that often represent one of the biggest issues in the industry. If that is the case, finding new, smart ways to save money in an effort […]

The focus in a lean thinking paradigm is to eliminate lean waste, or muda (the Japanese word for “waste”). So, what is lean waste?

Understanding your COQ or COPQ provides quality with the ability to explain quality to management using managementƒ’s language of cost.

Every business should embrace new trends of technologies to make it in today’s competitive markets. One of the technologies most people are implementing in their business is IT automation. Automation tools help businesses to reduce manual intervention. Learn about why  automation important in business.

How much time is needed for process improvement? It’s important to know how long it takes to achieve your objectives and what other resources you’ll need.