Continuous Improvement

News, insights and best practices in continuous improvement for manufacturing leaders. Find information on lean manufacturing, Six Sigma and other improvement initiatives.

Highlights

Doug Hall, right, and Joe Girgash, founders of Brain Brew Distillery. Doug was formerly a brand manager at Procter & Gamble.
June 16, 2025
... and more stories of empowering employees to deduce root causes on the plant floor.
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June 3, 2025
True clarity comes from directly engaging with the shop floor, where value creation coexists with real challenges.
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June 3, 2025
Although the finalists differ in size, production processes deployed and technologies employed, they are united in their efforts to do great and be better.
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May 20, 2025
High school robotics team member Étienne Robitaille shares how STEAMpunk's continuous improvement efforts have advanced since 2018.
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May 6, 2025
A look at the principles, behaviors, motivators and enablers that are key to a continuous-improvement culture transformation.

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