How Kaizen Leads to Continuous Incremental Improvement
Most improvement is an incremental process. It is rare to get something completely right the first time so, over time, we improve parts of the system so as to continue to improve the whole. A Japanese word for incremental improvement is “Kaizen”. Read this article for insights into incremental improvement of your business. Incremental improvement, […]
C2.6 Optimise100 – Advanced Business Growth Techniques
Our Optimise100 Course is a distillation of powerful techniques for reducing costs and boosting Revenue. The outcome is a rapid boost in Profits executed over 100 days. Other articles in this Program are pitched at our introductory Yellow Belt level. The advanced techniques outlined in this article come from our Blue Belt (intermediate) level Knowledge Base. Optimise100 […]
SM4.4 How to Reduce Waste in Offices and Service Industries
Most improvement is an incremental process. “Kaizen” is a Japanese word for incremental improvement. Most people think of the removal of waste occurring only on the factory floor. Waste can also occur in Office Operations; administration, human resources, sales & marketing. Experts report that Office Operations waste is at a higher level than waste on the factory […]
Level 4: Waste/Muda Reduction Menu
The science of “Lean Management” has demonstrated that dramatic reduction in costs, and a consequent increase in Profit, can come about from the systematic removal of the 8 types of waste to be found in business. With YOUR specific issue in mind, select the area below that best fits. NOTE: Waste/Muda Reduction is part […]