Originating from the Japanese term “Gembutsu,” “Gemba Walk” is essentially a lean management practice that has an ...

To some of you, this article may seem repetitious. However, having walked and talked about dozens of manufacturing floors and operations in the past year alone, I can tell you we’re not done ...

Alpha Software announces the Alpha TransForm Gemba Walk App, a mobile-first solution that digitizes shop floor observations, replacing paper-based Gemba walks to accelerate issue detection and improve ...

Who has tried doing a gemba walk and felt over time they just didn’t add much value? Or that they were OK for a while, but now? It’s a challenge to keep the traditional tools we use for continuous ...

I recently visited a very large and complex manufacturing operation struggling to produce enough material to meet demand. On paper, there seemed little room left for improvement. Conventional wisdom ...

When conducting process improvement, Root Cause Analysis is a physical, human-centric exercise. It involves stakeholders ...