Human nature typically influences people to solve problems in a vacuum. The consequential risk is devising ineffective solutions that are temporary bandages. The A3 approach forces engagement of all ...

The more I research the problems that bedevil U.S. manufacturers and try to find and share the stories of companies that are solving them, the more I appreciate lean management principles. More ...

Lean manufacturing has been surrounded by many misconceptions and myths over the past 10 years. While there are enough erroneous ideas on lean to fill many articles, we are going to focus on just one ...

A3 is less of a business model or strategy and more of a process. Companies use the A3 process to engage in group-based problem solving to quickly get at the root of a problem. Companies also use the ...

Many business processes are struggling to keep up with the current COVID-19 pandemic. What can your business do to help mitigate the issues and streamline your processes, setting yourself up to emerge ...