title: Creative problem-solving: an approach to generating ideas.
abstract: An excellent starting point for exercising creativity is the area of problem solving. With a bag of creative problem solving tools and techniques, problems will no longer represent setbacks but instead, opportunities to introduce innovations that will support the company's initiative of continuous improvement.
authors.affiliation: University of Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tomas
mesh_terms: D003405:Creativity; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011340:Problem Solving; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States