kaizen event - Business Performance Improvement (BPI)

November 9, 2023November 9, 2023 bizpi

Food manufacturer conducts kaizen event to establish new maintenance program

A kaizen event was planned with maintenance managers across multiple facilities in order to improve the preventative maintenance (PM) program.

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March 7, 2020March 7, 2020 bizpi

Where to Focus Improvements for Employee Engagement

I am re-reading the book, Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense Approach to a Continuous Improvement Strategy by Masaaki Imai (founder of

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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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November 18, 2013November 11, 2019 bizpi

How to calculate time savings after reducing distance traveled

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

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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