Discover Excellence

<P>A facility-wide improvement initiative is expensive in terms of both time and money. Perhaps the most disappointing thing about them is that they often end up as temporary measures that may produce early results but are unsustainable in the long run. The unseen cost is that after they see such initiatives come and go, employees begin to see them as futile, temporary annoyances rather than the permanent improvements they are meant to be. </P><P></P><P>The <I>Shingo Model¿</I> begins with culture informed by operational excellence principles that lead to an understanding of what aligns systems and tools and can set any organization on a path toward enterprise excellence with sustainable continuous improvement.</P><P></P><P>The <I>Shingo Model</I> is not an additional program or another initiative to implement. Instead, it introduces <I>Shingo Guiding Principles</I> on which to anchor current initiatives. Ultimately, the <I>Shingo Model</I> informs a new way of thinking that creates th