Established businesses tend to have the capital to make mistakes, such as running inefficient factories or utilizing supply chains with needless movement. While these companies can become more productive and profitable by leveraging Lean, they also have the resources available to make these mistakes. For young startups, however, Lean is particularly vital. Lean revolves around
Continue reading »Accountants are always carefully auditing and analyzing everything, from money spent to billable hours devoted to specific projects. Ironically enough, analyzing various business costs also ends up taking a lot of time itself. By applying Lean manufacturing concepts to their own jobs, accountants may find they are better able to complete their responsibilities in a
Continue reading »Competition is a very real threat to many modern-day businesses. This is especially the case given how the internet has figuratively shrunk the size of the world. Now, it isn't unusual for customers in one country to buy products and services from somewhere else in the world. For businesses, this means that competition has never
Continue reading »Many companies understand that going green can be beneficial for business. However, they are often unsure of how they can accomplish that goal. It's one thing to adopt sustainability as an organization, but another to put the practices in place to actually achieve that objective. As Accenture notes, there are several “levers” of eco-efficiency that
Continue reading »One of the leading principles associated with Kaizen is that of “continuous improvement,” or the notion that everything can be made better and nothing should be considered sacred. Even if businesses have what they believe to be an optimal set of processes for workflow, there are likely still ways to further bolster productivity and efficiency.
Continue reading »The police department that governs Abu Dhabi, the capital city of the United Arab Emirates, has turned to Kaizen practices and philosophies as a way to crack down on wasteful processes and procedures that cause the unit to run over budget and out of time. More than 17 employees of the General Directorate of Abu
Continue reading »Every business wants to have a worker base that's fully “engaged.” But what does that mean? While there are a variety of ways to answer that question, perhaps one of the easiest approaches is to first come to terms with what employee engagement is not. 1. Happy A common misconception is that an engaged employee
Continue reading »Lean manufacturing is the norm in Japan, but other countries are just beginning to utilize these practices. After realizing the importance of waste reduction and efficiency, many factories across the world are transitioning to Lean work processes that follow the core tenets of Kaizen. Quick Start, a Georgia-run workforce training agency, is helping companies throughout
Continue reading »The onboarding process, in which new employees are quickly brought up to speed and provided the knowledge they need to do their jobs, is quickly becoming a focal point for many businesses. As many as 62 percent of companies have formal onboarding processes in place, and this number is slated to hit 77 percent within
Continue reading »In the business world, Lean manufacturing is widely known as one of the leading strategies for reducing waste, improving the culture of the workplace and generally bolstering efficiency. But now, many companies are discovering alternative effects as well – notably, that Lean operations also help them improve their environmental performance. “Many organizations have found that
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