Lean Manufacturing Principles, Tools, and Concepts

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated June 14, 2016

Accountability: Ensure You Tidy Up ‘You’ First

Setting a Bad Example We have all seen it many times before. That meeting organizer that comes into a meeting 25 minutes late. Everyone in the room

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated June 7, 2016

Changing the Culture Innovation and changing the culture of a healthcare organization can be a monumental challenge. Innovation can be defined as the

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated June 3, 2016

Recognizing Success Excellence is the standard. Professional recognition from your peer group is always a humbling honor. It is a mark of true

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 26, 2016

How Do We Remember Memorial Day. How do we remember and honor those the day is set aside for? Memorial Day started off as a somber day of

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 18, 2016

It's a Dirty Business Cleanliness is a dirty business. It is undervalued and underestimated by most businesses. No matter what industry you operate

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 14, 2016

It Only Works For Manufacturing Lean Principles: They only work in manufacturing. It's a statement you hear more often than not. Even though many

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated May 6, 2016

What Is Really Going On? Do you have an effective 5S program or a great housekeeping model? You maybe just going through the motions. For some, a

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 28, 2016

What Am I Pitching? A3 Reports are a simple and concise way of reporting project progress and analytical data. There comes a moment where you are

By OpEx Learning Team, Last Updated April 26, 2016

Setting the Stage Getting the best results from a group can be tricky. Preconceived notions and beliefs coupled with departmental silos create a