Articles – Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

Tariff talks just another blip on the radar for many Lean Six Sigma companies

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 bizpi China, competition, layoffs, lean six sigma, tariffs

If you’ve been following the U.S. business news lately, there are discussions about tariffs with China, and many industries are

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Our Placekicker Is Out of Control!

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019 bizpi football, placekicker, sports, statistics, variation

The following article I wrote was published in Quality Progress (ASQ) in July 2005. One correction, the use of Pp

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5S and the KonMari method

February 4, 2019February 4, 2019 bizpi

Back in late 2016, I was introduced to Marie Kondo and her methods (called “KonMari”) for home organization. I listened

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Why I like using the Ideal State Mapping approach

October 10, 2018October 11, 2018 bizpi Current State, facilitation, Future State, Ideal State, kaizen event, lean event, process map, value stream mapping, VSM

During Value Stream Mapping or Process Mapping events, I facilitate a team through the current state map of the process,

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Using Six Sigma to Improve B Corporation Assessment Scores

July 28, 2018July 28, 2018 bizpi B Corps, Certified B Corporation, Six Sigma, Teagen Stalte

For Teagen’s internship project, I asked him to use the Six Sigma DMAIC framework to help me improve my B

sustainability

2017 Annual Benefit Report Available

April 22, 2018July 6, 2018 bizpi B Corps, Benefit Company, Benefit Report, Certified B Corporation, State of Oregon

On March 29, 2018, to meet our requirements for our Certified B Corporation status, we updated our Articles of Organization

sustainability

BPI is a Certified B Corporation! So what does that mean?

February 4, 2018July 6, 2018 bizpi B Corps, B the Change, Benefit Corporation, Certified B Corporation, Economic, Environment, lean, lean six sigma, Lean Six Sigma Consulting, People, Planet, Profit, Six Sigma, Social, Triple Bottom Line

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Portland, Oregon, 2/3/2018 – Business Performance Improvement (BPI), a Lean and Six Sigma consulting firm focused on sustainability,

Tariff talks just another blip on the radar for many Lean Six Sigma companies

What do I do with extra resources as a result of improvement without laying them off?

Our Placekicker Is Out of Control!

5S and the KonMari method

Why I like using the Ideal State Mapping approach

Using Six Sigma to Improve B Corporation Assessment Scores

Business Performance Improvement Announces Membership with 1% for the Planet and Partnership with Everybody Solar

Introducing My Summer Intern, Teagen

2017 Annual Benefit Report Available