Performance Optimization

Performance Optimization

Blog
May 31 2021

The Continued (and Growing) Importance of Upskilling

It’s no secret that industrial and manufacturing employers in the United States have been faced with a skills gap for quite some time. That’s true for a variety of reasons, including the increasing integration of technology into industrial and manufacturing…

Whitepapers & Guides
May 12 2021

Design Thinking Infographic

Design Thinking Infographic Download this infographic to learn the basics (and get links to learn more) about design thinking, a useful tool for human-centered product creation, innovation, and problem solving. It can even be  used as part of the training…

Webinars
April 6 2021

Introduction to Human Performance Improvement (HPI)

Webinar Recording Introduction to Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Overview Learn about human performance improvement, or HPI, in this webinar. Human performance improvement is a method dedicated to correctly identifying workplace performance problems or opportunities for improvement; identifying the cause of…

Blog
February 12 2021

How to Create High Performing Teams

Vector clients work in the world’s most critical industries and rely on us to deliver intelligent software solutions that will make them more successful by empowering them to make safer, smarter, better decisions. In our experience, an organization’s health and…

Blog
November 3 2020

How Lean Manufacturing is Part of the HPI Toolkit…

  It can be easy to unnecessarily “silo” different sets of ideas and not immediately recognize that they’re related. We all probably do it at times, which is too bad, because we can often create better outcomes by making connections…

Blog
September 14 2020

Instructional Design Basics: What Is ADDIE?

  Many people who wind up having training creation as part of their job roles have never had a full opportunity to learn about the basics of instructional design, how people learn, and how to develop training. One of the…

Blog
July 8 2020

The ATD Human Performance Improvement (HPI) Model

Vector Solutions isn’t just a training company. Instead, we’re devoted to helping organizations with a variety of performance improving solutions to increase efficiency, decrease waste, and improve profits, opportunities, innovation, learning, and successes. As a result, we’re not just interested…

Blog
May 14 2020

Leading Your Team Through Adversity

We all know that obstacles and adversity are key elements to growth and, ultimately, success. But, when you’re inside an unforeseen and extremely challenging situation, like the current COVID-19 pandemic, it can be hard to see a clear path. Uncertainty…

Blog
May 8 2020

Helping Workers Develop Problem-Solving Skills

Work is easier when everything goes perfectly and there are no problems. But as you probably know, “perfect” is a rare state. Problems pop up from time to time and workers need to solve them. As a result, it’s important…

Blog
May 6 2020

Vector Evaluations+: The Complete Solution for Recording and Assessing…

Live skill demonstrations are essential to any department’s training program. Vector Evaluations+ is an all-new mobile application that allows public safety agencies to record, assess, and track live skill demonstrations. Evaluate and Review Live Skill Demonstrations with a Dynamic Mobile…

Blog
April 15 2020

What Is Poka-Yoke?

One powerful idea in the lean manufacturing toolkit is poka-yoke, which can be translated into English as something like “mistake-proofing.” By designing equipment and work processes to make certain kinds of error impossible, we can reduce error, reduce waste, and…

Blog
April 8 2020

What Is Kanban in Lean Manufacturing?

In our continuing introduction to lean manufacturing, in this article we are going to introduce kanban, a method used for visual management in lean. We’ll explain what kanban is, explain its origins, list and explain four principles of kanban and…

Blog
March 13 2020

Free Downloadable Guides, Whitepapers, Infographics, and More

From time to time, we create stuff that you can download for no cost right here from the Vector Solutions blog. These include a wide variety of things (guides, white papers, infographics, checklists, etc.) on a wide variety of topics–training,…

Blog
March 9 2020

What Is Lean? Introducing Employees to Lean Manufacturing

So you’re thinking of adopting lean manufacturing at your workplace, huh? But what will you tell employees and managers? How will you explain lean to them? In this article, we’ve got some ideas, suggestions, and tools for you to use.…