by Jason Baird | Nov 14, 2025 | Fundamentals
Lean started out as a methodology for building quality cars and is now spreading across many other industries including business and healthcare. Lean is process improvement methodology that focuses on delivering high quality and value to customers through the...
by Jason Baird | Aug 14, 2025 | Fundamentals
Companies across the globe list Continuous Improvement as one of their main core values. What exactly is it and what’s all the hype? Continuous Improvement is a framework for business growth and improvement every day. It draws on principles and tools developed...
by Jason Baird | Jan 12, 2023 | Fundamentals
Four Fundamentals of Continuous Improvement This video explains the four principles needed to begin building a culture of continuious improvement by way of comparison to building a car. Build good processes that deliver value Establish standard work for stability and...
by Jason Baird | Apr 29, 2020 | Fundamentals
Your pursuit of excellence begins here… The art of evolving, changing, and becoming better is more than just hard work. It is a system that can be learned, mastered and utilized by anyone looking to grow. What is continuous improvement? Call it a mindset, a...
by Jason Baird | Apr 23, 2020 | Fundamentals
What is the goal of the CIU system? The CIU system of continuous improvement (CI) is designed to help you achieve the goals below: Highest Quality Shortest Processing Time Lowest Cost Each of the four fundamental principles you will learn below are designed to help...
