Achieving Continuous Improvement in Complex Supply Chains Today
- Tags:
- Continuous Improvement,
- Enterprise Software,
- Keller International Publishing,
- Manufacturing,
- Productivity,
- Software,
- Supply Chain,
- Supply Chain Management (SCM)
- Source:
- SupplyChainBrain.com
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Overview: Remember continuous improvement? A decade or so ago, it was all the rage. Companies were rushing to embrace the concept under a trendy Japanese term, kaizen. Continuous-improvement techniques were applied with some success to manufacturing, as part of the quality craze. The term has faded from management playbooks. The very notion seems to have left companies exhausted. Some have turned instead to finite projects with clear objectives. The move away from continuous improvement, at least under that name, is understandable. The idea isn't tied to a single set of technological tools. It can't be reduced to an easy series of steps for implementation. Continuous improvement isn't a program; it's an attitude. Some might view that as a shaky foundation for a comprehensive quality initiative.
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Format: HTML | Date: Apr 2006 | Pages: 7
