Continuous Improvement Processes - Choosing the right one for your business

Continuous Improvement (CI) Processes are ongoing cyclical efforts aimed at improving a company’s services, products or processes through a method. This article explains the background, benefits and implementation of CI Processes. The article includes a discussion of the Deming Cycle, Kaizen, Six Sigma and the Theory of Constraints, as well as examples from companies like Google, Danaher, Haier and Tesla. It also explains how CI Processes can lead to important benefits such as increased agility, improved product quality, increased efficiency, decreased costs and reduced waste. Finally, the article discusses how CI Processes can be used to address market positioning, employee engagement, employee retention, customer satisfaction, proactive learning culture and minimizing errors or faults.