Kaizen Charter? Knowledge Capture? Project Tracker? Posting Board? A3s have grown beyond their roles as problem-solving staples. They’ve expanded and staked out a richer domain in the Lean Six Sigma Toolkit. The A3 is often where we start to examine a challenge, address a problem or consider an opportunity. While…
Best Practice Sharing refers to spreading news of improvement ideas throughout an organization. Another term is to share "Transfer Opportunities" although the idea is to include the sharing of failures as well. It's not enough to improve a process. It's important to let others know what you've learned so that…
Yokoten is a Japanese term that translates to sharing improvement ideas throughout an organization. Other terms include "Transfer Opportunities" and "Best Practice Sharing" although Yokoten includes sharing the failures as well. The idea is that it's not enough to improve a process. It's important to let others know what you've…