Operations Management

Optimization of Resources: The Seven Wastes (Muda)

By |June 6th, 2019|

Lean manufacturing rests upon the idea that waste reduction can help you work more efficiently and be more profitable. Waste reduction is based on the notion that processes either add value or create waste to the production of a product or service. But waste can take many forms. It

5 Steps to Achieving Business Agility

By |June 4th, 2019|

The path to business agility doesn’t happen overnight. The right foundations need to be set. Gone are the days when projects would take two to five years to complete. Organizations that are still trapped in their traditional project execution approaches would highly likely close shop. New project management approaches

Improve Workplace Efficiency by Implementing the 5S Methodology

By |May 9th, 2019|

If you want to take your office productivity up a notch, you don’t necessarily have to make huge and difficult changes. Surprisingly, simple and small adjustments can go a long way for your productivity journey. The 5S methodology is a simple yet effective technique to improve the way your

What is Lean Management?

By |April 30th, 2019|

Introduction to Lean Many companies we see today have been around for quite some time. Five and ten or more years ago, when the companies were founded, they implemented a project management system. It worked for them then, and generally, still works now. So they keep working the same