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Kaizen is a simple principle to understand, but a hard principle to practice. It’s a notion that everyone, regardless of age or station, should strive to improve every day. Each …

Two small businesses, a city government and two healthcare organizations have all received the 2017 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, which recognizes exceptional work in process improvement and customer service. …

Quality management and process improvement don’t just help organizations achieve better results. They also help those who specialize in those areas achieve more lucrative careers. That’s the finding of the …

Eliminating wasteful practices and utilizing resources as effectively as possible is a constant struggle for organizations – not to mention educational institutions and other local government entities. But perhaps we …

In late 2016, the District 5 Idaho State Police decided to condense and consolidate their headquarters. As of November 2017, they’re starting to see the results of that initiative. In …

Louisiana Law Firm Embraces Lean Six Sigma to Streamline its Processes

Despite a growing awareness of the issue, the drug overdose epidemic continues to worsen in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported earlier this year that …

Students at an Indiana college have taken Six Sigma beyond the classroom and put it to use in improving their college campus. At the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre …

In 2015, American Rheinmetall Systems (ARS) faced a challenge. The German-owned engineering company needed to streamline operations to give employees more time to take on additional defense contracts. The businesses’ …

In 2013, the Tuprag mining company in Turkey faced two situations that severely impacted the company’s ability to effectively run the Efemcukuru gold mine. First, gold prices dropped from a …