The establishment of an ongoing, organization-wide productivity improvement program requires the right company culture, a continuous improvement mindset, innovative thinkers and the active support of ...

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 ...

Question: How many kaizen events should we do each year? Answer: It depends. It depends on how many improvement events you need to meet your performance improvement commitments for the year. It ...

Attend any machine tool or manufacturing conference and the term “Six Sigma” will echo in your ear like a siren’s song calling you to come and feast at the elusive table of improved productivity.

Volkswagen has achieved a 15% productivity improvement at four vehicle factories and one engine plant in three Brazilian states in the last 12 months. It was accomplished by a productivity improvement ...

IndustryWeek is launching a new regular column that will look at the dramatic effects continuous improvement initiatives have had on a different IW Best Plant every month, written by key executives at ...