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Field notes on operational excellence

Practical, experience-backed writing on Lean Six Sigma, continuous improvement and digital transformation — drawn from 30+ years on the factory floor across the GCC, India and beyond.

Operational Excellence

What Is Kaizen? Past, Present & Future of Continuous Improvement

From post-war Toyota to AI-driven “Digital Kaizen” — how a simple idea, change for the better, became the engine of global continuous improvement.

Updated May 2026 · 9 min read

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Lean

The 7 Wastes of Lean Manufacturing: How Industry 4.0 & AI Eliminate Them

TIMWOOD, explained for the modern factory — and how Industry 4.0, IIoT and computer vision now find and prevent waste in real time.

Updated May 2026 · 5 min read

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Lean

How to Sustain 5S: Why It Fails and How Digital Audits Fix It

The first four S's are easy. Sustain is where most programs quietly die. Here's why — and how digital, app-based audits make 5S finally stick.

Updated May 2026 · 4 min read

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Six Sigma

How AI Is Transforming Lean Six Sigma: Traditional vs Modern Tools in 2026

AI is augmenting Lean Six Sigma, not replacing it. A clear-eyed look at traditional vs modern CI tools, which ones are winning, and how to balance both.

Updated May 2026 · 9 min read

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Digital

Digital Maturity Assessments Compared: Why SIRI & the Rigor 7D Compass Stand Out

SIRI, Acatech, IMPULS and the Rigor 7D Compass, side by side — what separates a real maturity assessment from a checkbox, and which to use when.

Updated May 2026 · 9 min read

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Operational Excellence

Where Operational Excellence Is Heading: Lessons from the World's Top Companies

From Motorola to GE to today's AI-enabled factories — which industries built OpEx into their core, why programmes fail, and how the survivors sustain the gains.

Updated May 2026 · 11 min read

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