Purdue University

Problem Solving Using PDCA, A3, and Root-Cause

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...
Purdue University

Problem Solving Using Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA), A3, and Root Cause Analysis

In any workplace, problems arise every day that need to be solved. In a manufacturing environment, solving problems can be challenging due to the large number of interrelated systems that exist in the ...
IndustryWeek

The Manufacturer's Agenda: The First -- and Most Important -- Step to Solving Any Problem

The more I research the problems that bedevil U.S. manufacturers and try to find and share the stories of companies that are solving them, the more I appreciate lean management principles. More ...