A3 is less of a business model or strategy and more of a process. Companies use the A3 process to engage in group-based problem solving to quickly get at the root of a problem. Companies also use the ...

Human nature typically influences people to solve problems in a vacuum. The consequential risk is devising ineffective solutions that are temporary bandages. The A3 approach forces engagement of all ...

How to capture all of your organization’s issues on a single sheet of paper In this season of economic distress and cost containment, security functions must concentrate on the things that matter most ...

Durward K. Sobek II, associate professor of industrial engineering at Montana State University, recently spoke to a large IndustryWeek online audience about A3 thinking and A3 reports. It's a topic he ...

For an investor or entrepreneur in the manufacturing sector, specifically, pharmaceutical industry, adopting A3 Problem-Solving tool is critical for high profitability and cuts off excesses. To this ...

In his book Managing to Learn, John Shook discusses the way employees at Toyota learn to problem solve You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account. In ...