Anything that you do well is worth doing better over time. The term "continuous improvement" describes a process practiced by quality engineers but it speaks to something that every conscientious ...

Continuous process improvement can benefit all aspects of life — from personal New Year’s resolutions to complex drug development. In a world where two-thirds of planned improvement initiatives fail, ...

Most CEOs say they believe in continuous improvement. Very few actually have time to do it. Here is the uncomfortable truth: if improving your operations requires stopping your operations, your ...

In today’s fast-paced world, innovation and growth are key to business success for startups and maturing companies alike. “Processes underpin business capabilities, and capabilities underpin strategy ...

The plumbing and heating industry is becoming increasingly competitive. This may be due to a sudden rise in demand for home improvements during the pandemic which pushed the industry to a record high ...

Continuous school improvement is a cyclical process intended to help groups of people in a system—from a class to a school district or even a network of many districts—set goals, identify ways to ...

In an article published in the December 2011 issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente shares the continuous improvement process used ...

Army Contracting Command is turning to Continual Process Improvement to improve its contracting processes and better meet its mission requirements. One of the CPI initiatives is the development of a ...

Take a moment and do a web search on the term “lean goals.” Go ahead—it’ll just take a moment. Do you see all those articles headlined, “The Three/Four/Five Goals of Lean”? If you take another moment ...

There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Laguna Verde, Mexico, is the first Nuclear Power Plant in ...

Do you have a process that frustrates you? Do you wish you had more time in your day? Do you wish your desk, office supplies or other area was better organized? Do you want to reduce errors or waste?