Operations Management

How to Optimize Workflow Efficiency without Team Overburden

By |April 5th, 2022|

The constant challenges that businesses are currently facing in order to stay competitive in their fields of work is getting huge over time and often putting enormous pressure on work teams. In this sense, it is crucial that project managers look at ways to achieve efficient workflows aiming at

How to Design the Best Kanban Workflow for Your Business

By |March 17th, 2022|

If you work in a business environment where work items are ever-evolving, haphazard, and unruly, a Kanban board can save the day for you. It makes managing tasks as easy as shuffling solitaire cards by making everything visual and comprehensive.  But Kanban's capabilities go beyond logical task tracking. They

10 Ideas on Improving Employee Engagement in 2022

By |March 15th, 2022|

The recent years have made a radical change in the way we do work. As a consequence of the pandemic forcing employees to work at home, employees are rethinking their priorities and how their companies support them. When employees find out that their priorities don’t align with the company’s

How to Jumpstart Your Enterprise Kanban Implementation

By |March 10th, 2022|

In the context of a highly dynamic and competitive work environment, companies and businesses are required to deliver services or products quickly and effectively in order to survive in their fields of work. To get work done correctly throughout daily activities, teams often need to apply diverse work methodologies,

How to Run a Virtual Gemba Walk with Your Remote Team

By |February 17th, 2022|

An interesting landscape in the manufacturing scene is unfolding. Operating in a pandemic has forced manufacturing teams to rethink how they work. It’s very common for operators and workers to discuss face-to-face on a production floor, especially when there is a problem in the line or a machine. They

A Comprehensive Guide to Value Stream Mapping Symbols

By |January 27th, 2022|

Value Stream Mapping (VSM) is a valuable tool for process managers and teams alike. The pursuit towards a lean process starts with the evaluation of the current state process and identifying wasteful activities. If you’ve seen a value stream map before, you’d know that there are many symbols used