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June 9, 2019March 25, 2020 bizpi

Rise Against Hunger Awarded Inaugural IISE Excellence in Sustainable Development

Rise Against Hunger is an international hunger relief nonprofit organization founded in 1998 that distributes food and life-changing aid to

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February 4, 2019June 18, 2022 bizpi

5S and the KonMari method

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

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March 5, 2011October 13, 2022 bizpi

Start simple before you map your processes

We see a lot of different processes at various levels of process performance. Some are running near six sigma levels,

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

We share our takes and thoughts on a variety of topics related to process improvement (specifically Lean and Six Sigma methods), Bursts are rapid improvement activities, so this sounded like a good word to use for these short audio clips. We’ll try to keep them under 5 minutes each.

In this podcast, I share the audio from a video of a speech given by former Nebraska governor and current US Senator, Pete Ricketts. He discusses how Nebraska used Lean Six Sigma to improve their services to residents, reduced costs, building space and time. He encourages the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to utilize a similar approach.

You can watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JwDhbZBXCI

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