Implementing an effective and sustainable continuous improvement (CI) program is hard work. It typically requires dedicated effort from multiple operations and CI leaders who, let’s face it, start out ...

Deploying a robust continuous improvement methodology is especially beneficial in the earliest phases of drug development. It can help ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable, timely ...

Other methods listed were not as widely implemented. A combination of lean and Six Sigma was a distant second -- garnering just 12.4% of responses -- while nearly 20% of respondents say they haven't ...

The continuous improvement management model of “plan-do-check-act” (PDCA) creates a virtuous cycle of enhancement that propels product, process and platform development to repeat progress ...

Implementation of Six Sigma’s DMAIC Method at Motorola In response to these challenges, Motorola adopted Six Sigma, a data-driven methodology for process improvement.