How many times have you heard these emphatic words from hard-working public safety officials and perhaps you’ve expressed them or thought of this phrase yourself while documenting an incident report ...

Any time an organization looks to make changes using process improvement methodologies, it often meets heavy internal resistance from the “doers.” These individuals are responsible for instituting ...

Continual performance improvement is the key to health system survival in today’s challenging financial environment. That was the consensus reached by a panel of CFOs from hospitals and health systems ...

To improve the safety of the operating environment, a holistic method for defining and evaluating the systems that aid an operator with the safe operation of a process unit is required. This approach ...

The acquisition strengthens Trinity's expertise in process safety management and expands its international presence. DALLAS, ...

There is a common lean phrase, “Bad systems beat good people.” Sometimes it is attributed to Dr. W. Edwards Deming although it isn’t actually his quote. I’ve used it for 20 years but couldn’t tell you ...

The sprawling healthcare sector in the United States is incredibly complex. This complicated landscape includes diverse groups of healthcare providers, patients, and insurance providers and plans. All ...

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While the higher education accreditation process has evolved through competition among agencies and federal policy shifts, there are opportunities to refine agency approaches and implement technology ...

ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - Two Army Sustainment Command employees have attained the pinnacle in the Lean Sigma Six program, earning their Master Black Belts. Sherry Weller and Thomas Ferguson, ...