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Seven Targets for Lean Innovation

In 1996, James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones popularized the term “lean thinking.” It was their expression for what they observed studying Toyota’s manufacturing operations: an absence of waste.

Evolving Beyond Platitudes to Holistic Improvement

The 24th Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Annual Forum took place on Dec. 9–12, 2012. It is probably the leading health care improvement event in the world.

How to Test Your Discrete Distribution

In my last article, “Understanding and Using Discrete Distribution,” we looked at different discrete distributions and how you can use them.

Leaders Really Can Reduce Employee Cynicism

Management efforts to reduce cynicism and enhance employee empowerment can have a large effect on employee engagement, according to a study from the University at Buffalo School of Management.

Weigh Module for Safe Weighing to 100 Tons

(Mettler-Toledo: Columbus, OH) -- Weighing large tanks, vessels, and silos presents safety challenges, and weigh modules can be difficult to install, which takes unnecessary time and adds costs.

A Secret Christmas Audit Goes Public

This is a true exposé from Santa’s mega-factory at the North Pole. The information, apparently smuggled out in a series of notes rolled into scrolls and tucked deep inside elf shoes, was found floating in the open stretches of water known as the North Pole Passage.

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