Originating from the Japanese term “Gembutsu,” “Gemba Walk” is essentially a lean management practice that has an organization’s leadership visiting the “actual place” where work is done. This might ...

What is “gemba”? The Japanese term describes where the action is or where the actual work is performed. In manufacturing, that location is frequently the shop floor, where employees weld, machine, ...

As senior business leaders, it’s easy to slip into thinking that our role is to provide answers to the problems facing the company. And while coming up with solutions is a critical element of good ...

The term "gemba" has gone in the lean community from obscure to ubiquitous, as popular as terms like kaizen. But through the growth in its use, there has also been a growth in its misuse. How do we ...

TOKYO, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Japanese National Strategy Minister Koichiro Gemba said on Tuesday that Japan would need to take measures including monetary easing if the yen remains strong even after the ...