About Ralph Keller Ralph Keller is president of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, an organization dedicated to cultivating understanding, analysis and exchange of productivity methods and their successful application in the pursuit of excellence. He has been an operations practitioner for the past 35 years.
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Continuous Improvement -- Perfect is the Enemy of Good In continuous improvement, the goal is to make a process better. And that's good enough. 1/20/2010
Continuous Improvement -- Tools are Necessary but Not Sufficient It is who is choosing and using the tools that makes a lasting difference in your operations. 11/18/2009
Continuous Improvement -- What's the Future of U.S. Manufacturing? Some claim manufacturing is dying here but the numbers tell a different story. 9/16/2009
Continuous Improvement -- Are You Focusing on the Trivial? You could be if your cost-saving efforts are centered on the activities within your facility's four walls. 7/22/2009
Continuous Improvement -- It's All About Flow Speed up the way information and materials are processed to cash in on orders quicker. 5/20/2009
Continuous Improvement -- Times Are Tough But Not As Unusual As You Might Think Companies should reinforce their continuous improvement efforts to be best prepared for the economy's recovery. 4/1/2009
Continuous Improvement -- Taking the Long-Term Perspective Will Pay Off A short-term reaction to the economic crisis could short-circuit your future. 2/1/2009
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