5s – Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

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Rise Against Hunger Awarded Inaugural IISE Excellence in Sustainable Development

June 9, 2019March 25, 2020 bizpi California, Central Distribution Warehouse, Florida, IISE, Lean Six Sigma for Good, Rise Against Hunger, Sustainable Development Division, Sustainable Development Goals

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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5S and the KonMari method

February 4, 2019June 18, 2022 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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How to calculate time savings after reducing distance traveled

November 18, 2013November 11, 2019 bizpi 5s, floor space reduction, kaizen event, lean event, manufacturing shop floor, reduce distance traveled, reduce lead time, reduce walking distance, square footage reduction

One of the goals of a lean kaizen event is to reduce the overall lead time, from when an order

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Six business improvement ideas you can implement today!

June 13, 2011April 14, 2021 bizpi 5s, business, dummies, easy, help, improvement, problems, process, simple, small, small business

Sometimes us consultants get a bad reputation for making things more complicated than they need to be. We turn people

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Start simple before you map your processes

March 5, 2011October 13, 2022 bizpi 5-s, 5s, best, continuous, control, document, imrprove, lean, mapping, organization, simple, Six Sigma, standard, statistics, work, workplace

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 episode, I discuss a project I’m really excited about, the 2nd book release in the Lean Six Sigma for Good book series.

This is the 2nd collection of real-life experiences and stories from Lean and Six Sigma practitioners who have spent time at the “gemba” with not-for-profit organizations. They have generously offered to write a chapter about lessons learned and tools they have applied. There are 8 chapters in total.

Joe Wojniak and Lynn McCullough: Improving Thrift Shop Donations (interview with authors) – Proceeds donated to TRU Community Care
Tim Turner: Helping Others By Following The Toyota Way (podcast interview with Tim) – Proceeds donated to Center for Quality People and Organizations (CQPO)
Douglas Cooper: Lessons from Liberia – Standard Work as the Foundation for Lean Practices – Proceeds donated to Mercy Corps
Anita Havemann: Reducing Time and Complexity in Nonprofit Accounting – Proceeds donated to Relay Resources
Steve Bell: Simple Framework for Complex Problems – Proceeds donated to Lean4NGO.org
lisabeth Swan: Leaning into the Mission of Childcare (podcast interview with Elisabeth) – Proceeds donated to Cape Cod Children’s Place
Tracy O’Rourke: Increasing Meals Per Hour with Kitchens for Good (podcast interview with Tracy) – Proceeds donated to Kitchens for Good
Joy E. Mason: Using Six Sigma to Address Racial Equity (podcast interview with Joy) – Proceeds donated to The Six Sigma Racial Equity Institute

I think this is a great book to share with potential volunteers, or nonprofits or public service agencies wanting to learn more about how Lean or Six Sigma can be applied to their organizations.

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