
Yellow, green and black belts: what do they mean and what's the point?
As process improvement trainers and coaches, we receive questions every week asking what all these different "belt

Co-sourcing, realising results and steering operational processes
"Co-sourcing is the process of outsourcing certain business activities to an external vendor"

Engagement and clarity are the secret ingredients to successful transformations
In a time where new technological developments are changing things at an increasingly rapid pace, the workplace has become an interesting, yet challenging enviro

Together, Bayer Crop Science & Stanwick shift six sigma into a higher gear
With (6 sigma) improvement projects we try to identify the most important process parameters in order to understand a process and thus to be able to steer and control it.

How can you use digitisation as a motor towards Operational Excellence?
Stanwick developed the digital factory game in the light of Operational Excellence and the trend towards digitisation.

The Factory of the Future is a Focused Factory
In 1974, W. Skinner published an article about the Focused Factory in the Harvard Business Review.

Design thinking, creative thinking and action
“Design Thinking”; a term that is finding more and more resonance in the industry.

The 3 Ms of Lean
If you ask people what they think about “Lean”, there’s a good chance the answer will be "reducing or eliminating wa

Digital Visual Management - how you can evolve towards a Factory of the Future
"You cannot imagine that we are actually producing in the 21st century." This is a statement that you may have heard before; or maybe you have already made such a statement yourself.

Standard work 4.0 - how you can evolve towards a Factory of the Future
Procedures and instructions: the industry and services sector use them on a daily basis.

Sales & Operations Planning: rowing in the direction of Supply Chain Excellence
Imagine that you are in a rowing boat along with a few colleagues from the other departments of your organisation.

Help ... my department has become too complex
Complexity. A necessary evil for some, a reason for existence for others.