Publications

Driving Performance from Strategy

Why Operational Effectiveness Alone is Not Enough
In today’s economy it is natural for organizations to focus on improving processes and operations to reduce costs. However, cost reduction through operational effectiveness is no substitute for sound strategy to create, secure and maintain healthy revenue streams. In this latest white paper, Stewart Anderson and Angelo Lyall focus on the proper role of operational effectiveness approaches such as Lean Thinking, and look at how organizations should never subordinate the key role of strategy as they adopt these methods and techniques. More...

Kaizen Solutions Inc. is a consulting and advisory firm servicing clients in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and beyond. We are committed to helping our clients' realize their highest potential by addressing their strategic, operational and leadership needs. Kaizen Solutions Inc. looks to enable measurable improvements in performance within our client organizations, while providing the knowledge and guidance that develops critical insights and leads to exceptional strategies for growth. In every engagement, we partner with our clients to deliver solutions that resolve their most significant business and performance issues and create lasting competitive advantage. More...

Strategy

Develop, plan and deploy sound strategies designed to create a sustainable competitive position in the marketplace. Strategy defines what your organization should be doing in order to compete effectively. More...

Effectiveness

Develop the operational effectiveness needed to support, enable and realize your business strategy. Effectiveness defines how your organization will achieve best-in-class capabilities and processes which satisfy your strategic goals. More...

Lean and ABM

Implement Lean thinking and Activity Based Management (ABM) to improve processes, eliminate waste, and identify resource costs, profitability, and drivers. Lean and ABM are proven pathways to operational effectiveness. More...