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Knowledge and experience in quality and continuous improvement are highly valued by today's employers. The principles are being applied in engineering, healthcare, business, service, nonprofits, and ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Resources, Hydrologic Engineering Center (HEC) has been developing software for decades, and during that time, the technologies to develop, ...

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...

Continuous improvement is a journey with no fixed endpoint -- no matter how good you get, you can always get better. But, do enough this right for a long enough time, and an organization can acheive ...

Advances in accessibility, reliability, materials offering and part quality have made 3D printers a powerful tool for implementing continuous improvement initiatives, says Dave Veisz, VP Engineering ...

Michigan Tech’s Lean practitioners are agents of positive change across campus. While maintaining their primary roles, they lead continuous improvement initiatives, consult with teams, analyze ...

The performance-punishing nature of poor workplace design is a persistent issue filled with musculoskeletal injuries and rising medical care costs. Many manufacturing and industrial companies attempt ...