A new year always brings new hope, new plans, and new perspectives. While looking ahead is the most direct route to progress, looking back is essential to understanding the present. After all, the past creates the consequences that will shape the future.
Ken Appel is the manager of regulated industries for Veriteq.
Ken Appel is the manager of regulated industries for Veriteq.
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Food safety standards are becoming increasingly stringent.
My definition of “specification” is rather simple: It’s a promise.
A recent article appearing in the Quality Digest Daily e-newsletter (“Why Lean?
It is no secret that the health care industry is undergoing revolutionary changes. Are you responding by re-evaluating your approach to process improvement?
We hear much about the importance of listening to customers and meeting their needs. Lean Six Sigma devotees say that metrics from the customer’s vantage point are at the center of their philosophy.
Lean thinkers see the waste in health care when they are at the hospital gemba. I think this is true whether you are a lean person who is new to health care or if you’re a long-time hospital person who has learned lean.
