United States manufactures have incorporated many methods of cost reduction and efficiency for 35 years. Most of these programs are identified by three-letter acronyms like MRP, JIT and ERP. Others ...

"Participation in the program won't guarantee compliance with the law, but it can provide a valuable roadmap," said Robin ...

Andreas Eschbach is the founder and CEO of eschbach, a software company that helps production teams work smarter and enhance collaboration. Within the process industry, the chemical and pharmaceutical ...

At the time of the methyl isocyanate release at Bhopal, I was working in the corporate offices of a Fortune 50 company. The stillness of the air in the headquarters offices and the questions on the ...

In this session, you will gain an understanding of how to develop an effective continuous improvement program in order to achieve breakthroughs in performance and attain superior, measurable results.

“What gets measured, gets managed.” We say it often, but it’s more than a catchphrase; it’s a call to rethink how we define and what we choose to measure as success in public systems. Measurement ...

In earlier columns, I have commented on the need to transform our regional economy from the "old" economy to the "new" economy and on the need to invest in retention and growth of businesses already ...

States’ plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act will help guide their K-12 policy for the forseeable future. And a number of states embraced the concept of “continuous improvement” as part of the ...

The implementation of continuous quality improvement (CQI) teams focused on establishing new approaches and training for suicide intervention in the emergency department (ED) led to significant ...

The principal of Northwood Elementary School in Royal Oak is lined up for a new districtwide job in Royal Oak Schools as the supervisor of continuous improvement, pending approval by the Board of ...