From Continuous Improvement to Continuous Innovation.
For nearly 40 years, we have been providing consulting and training services to worldwide Manufacturing and Service Organizations, to build their capabilities to keep in motion.
Move Forward to Grow
If we want everything to stay the same, we have to change everything!
In this new environment, we must think about the way to operate effectively: we cannot imagine doing things as before. We cannot afford to continue with processes containing the same time losses, the inefficiencies and the waste that have delayed and frustrated us before Covid-19…
Talks of motion
Drawing on Data for Innovation
#16 Innovation Newsletter
Innovation is what we need to drive growth, but what defines it? It can mean the pursuit of just about anything new. If you want to innovate as a company, you need a grasp of what it means to you. Otherwise, you risk having your strategic growth efforts become dissolute and unproductive.
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#2 White Paper
Developing Lean Talent
A recent study by executive search firm The Avery Point Group revealed that demand for continuous improvement (CI) talent is strong post-recession; it has more than doubled since 2010 and is up over last year. Of particular interest to the lean community, this eighth annual study also showed that the need for lean-centered skill-sets is accelerating, surpassing that for six-sigma-centered expertise.
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motion™ – The Management System by Productivity
Imagine…
Your customers are your best supporters. Employees at all levels know their customers and actively solve problems to better serve them. Leaders team-up to prepare their long-term plans and translate them into annual objectives and work place initiatives. Leaders and managers work closely together to set direction and provide sense of purpose…
What you are imagining is an organization in motion™ and, we can help you get there!
Innovation by Productivity™
It’s time to expand your thinking on innovation.
In a rapidly changing environment, current value propositions are not enough to ensure your organization’s long-term survival. You’ll need reliable pathways for creating new value to keep your organization in motion™…
Guiding Transformation
Transform your business, stay ahead of the competition, keep your enterprise in motion. Create long term capabilities, keep your enterprise in motion to grow and improve bottom-line results.
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Leadership Development
Your people make the difference. Build leaders at every level. Becoming the master and sculpture of your own journey. Making it all work!
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Highlights
#1 White Paper
Lean Leadership
Les étapes pragmatiques de la mise en oeuvre du Lean. La plupart des problèmes rencontrés correspondent aux difficultés que la plupart d’entre nous connaissons déjà et auxquelles nous faisons face depuis plusieurs années…
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#10 White Paper
If History Can Teach Us Anything... It's How to Lead
By Eric Whitley Productivity, Inc.
Q. What key activity continues to be undervalued when implementing improvement efforts?
A. Leadership.
#6 White Paper
Process Innovation in Action
How R.H. Sheppard used 3P to discover a new way to manufacture. In 2012, R.H. Sheppard, a manufacturer of power steering systems and related engineered products, faced a key business decision on capital investment for one of its parts manufacturing lines that needed updating…
Read moreThe Need for a Comprehensive Operational Excellence System in Quality Control Labs
Commentary on a research article from the Journal of Pharmaceutical Innovation published in February 2019 focused on the relation between Operational Excellence (OPEX) and Quality Control (QC) Labs.
Read moreCatherine Converset
Président Productivity USA | Senior Lean Consultant | Lean Speaker | Lean Teacher
Lean Consultant and President of Productivity - the Lean education and consulting company which introduced the Toyota Production System in the USA – I moved from heavy industries before entering into Consulting and Education.
Read moreJames Vatalaro
Business consultant, research-developer, and author with Productivity Inc.
Mr. Vatalaro has over 30 years of experience in building innovation and improvement capabilities with small, mid, and large companies found throughout the service and manufacturing industries.
Read moreLearning by Doing – Service
On-Site Training for Service Industries and Public Administration.
Lean Banking, Lean IT, Lean Lab, Lean Office, Support Services...
Actionable, Proven, Results-Oriented…
Leader Standard Work
These practices are often known as standard work for leaders, and include: Gemba walks Developing and using checklists Daily management […]
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