Human nature typically influences people to solve problems in a vacuum. The consequential risk is devising ineffective solutions that are temporary bandages. The A3 approach forces engagement of all ...

A3 is less of a business model or strategy and more of a process. Companies use the A3 process to engage in group-based problem solving to quickly get at the root of a problem. Companies also use the ...

Traditionally, an A3 report is a method used to identify a problem, analyze it, devise corrective actions and an action plan -- all on a sheet of paper. But A3 can also be utilized as a management ...

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 ...

In this season of economic distress and cost containment, security functions must concentrate on the things that matter most, because there is absolutely nothing elegant about excess! Lean is one of ...

Many business processes are struggling to keep up with the current COVID-19 pandemic. What can your business do to help mitigate the issues and streamline your processes, setting yourself up to emerge ...