What is Benchmarking?

What is Benchmarking?

Table of contentsWhat is Benchmarking?ApproachCategoriesTypes of BenchmarkingBenchmarking Process & AnalysisPerformance gaps documentationPrepare for the benchmarking caseGetting executive approvalFinding project team membersDetermining the goals and scopeCurrent...
What Are The 8 Wastes of Lean?

What Are The 8 Wastes of Lean?

Table of contentsWhat are the 8 Wastes of LEAN Manufacturing?The 8 Wastes of LEANHow to Identify The 8 WastesRelated Articles What are the 8 Wastes of LEAN Manufacturing? LEAN thinking is a way to eliminate waste from work processes. It is important to first...
What is a Bottleneck?

What is a Bottleneck?

Table of contents What is a bottleneck? Production Variations Production Capacity How do you detect a workflow bottleneck? How do you reduce or eliminate bottleneck effects? Work in batches Increase the number of people and resources Set WIP limits Do not leave the...
What are Problem Solving Skills?

What are Problem Solving Skills?

Table of contentsWhat are problem solving skills?A problem solving processIDENTIFY the problemDEFINE the key elements of the problemEXAMINE (and Evaluate) Possible SolutionsACT to resolve the problemSEE the lessons and learn from themHow to improve your...
What is Design Thinking?

What is Design Thinking?

Table of contents What is Design Process Thinking? Wicked vs. Tame Problems What’s the Purpose of Design Thinking? What’s the Value? What are the design principles? Ideation Empathy and user-centricity Collaboration Action-orientated bias Iteration and...