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By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 23, 2017

Value: How Do You Measure Innovation?

How do you measure the value of innovation? That is a tough question! Asking the definition of value' becomes a loaded question. It doesn't matter

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 16, 2017

Lean and Six Sigma together can make businesses and organizations more efficient and productive. In most cases, those focusing on Lean and Six Sigma

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 9, 2017

People with targets and jobs dependent upon meeting them will probably meet the targets - even if they have to destroy the enterprise to do it.' W.

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 9, 2017

What Is Agile Software Development? Developing software is a discipline that's still at a relatively young age, and for the most part, we're still

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 9, 2017

What Is Mura? Mura refers to an unevenness in the distribution of workload in an organization. A production process is a chain of linked events

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 9, 2017

What Is Muri? When looking at the problems in a production process, it's often important to realize the root cause behind each actual obstruction.

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 5, 2017

Where Did Agile Come From? If you're running a lean startup. or managing your business according to the Lean Six Sigma methodology, then you'll

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 2, 2017

How to Maintain Kanban Systems Kanban means visual card', or simply, sign' in Japanese. In manufacturing, there are two types of Kanban: the move'

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 2, 2017

Different Types of Kanban Boards and Card Holders Since it was introduced in the 1950's by Toyota Production System founder Taiichi Ohno, Kanban has