Articles – Page 14 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

EC 023: Electric Vehicles

By -admin
Posted on July 24, 2017
Posted in Podcast, Transportation

Summary On this podcast, I share my experiences with owning an electric vehicle. There are many advantages, but also some disadvantages. Hopefully I can shed some light for you, as there may be confusion about whether it’s a good option for you. From a lean perspective, I talk about the DOE I conducted on the battery

EC 022: Lean Six Sigma and Wasted Food Workshop

By -admin
Posted on July 13, 2017December 29, 2019
Posted in Kjell Van Zoen, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary On this podcast, I share the actual audio from the “Reducing Food Waste Workshop: A Lean and Six Sigma Approach” given on April 28th, 2017, hosted by the Port of Portland, which is located at the Portland International Airport (PDX). I mentioned this workshop in Podcast #20, if you want to hear the background on how

EC 021: Using Six Sigma to Green Your Office Supplies

By -admin
Posted on July 1, 2017April 5, 2020
Posted in Podcast, Raw Materials

Summary On this podcast, I talk about some work I’ve done recently to try and improve the office supply purchasing decisions, using the Greener Office program through Office Depot. I explain how we took the initial report of our “green score,” and how we have started to apply the DMAIC Six Sigma project approach to tackle

EC 020: Lean Six Sigma and Wasted Food

By -admin
Posted on April 28, 2017December 29, 2019
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary On this podcast, I talk about a recent presentation I gave at the Port of Portland (at the Portland airport). I was asked to present on how Lean and Six Sigma can be used to help reduce food waste. There is a big effort to make reductions in the Portland area, and we had

Getting Green in the Lean Conversation

By -admin
Posted on March 28, 2017March 23, 2020
Posted in Employee Engagement, Management

This article was originally posted in the Lean Green Institute website by Sasha Neser. If you were to think of ‘lean’ as a pair of glasses you wear to view the potential to increase value and engage the people in your organisation, then ‘green’ is the same pair of glasses with a slightly different tint

EC 019: Lean and Sustainable Consortium

By -admin
Posted on March 24, 2017February 25, 2022
Posted in Consortium, Keivan Zokaei, Podcast

Summary On this podcast, I talked about a recent trip I made to Wales for the Lean and Sustainable Consortium. This was my 3rd trip to this quarterly event, and it was excellent (as usual)! We toured Welsh Water, to see how they are applying Lean and Six Sigma, along with improving their sustainability program.

EC 018: Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability Radio Interview

By -admin
Posted on February 11, 2017February 12, 2022
Posted in Energy, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary On this podcast, I was interviewed by Luke Andersen for a radio show and podcast called Northwest Business, on 1080 The Fan, here in Portland. It is focused on bringing attention to local businesses in the Portland area. He wanted to know more about Lean, Six Sigma and Sustainability. I haven’t really talked much

EC 017: Applying Lean and Green at Plywerk with Kjell Van Zoen and David Hall

By -admin
Posted on January 21, 2017January 1, 2023
Posted in Employee Engagement, Kjell Van Zoen, Podcast, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation

Summary In this podcast, I conduct my first interview, and it turned out great! I met up with lean consultant and former owner of Plywerk, Kjell Van Zoen, along with Dr. David E. Hall, sustainability consultant for Plywerk and professor at Portland State University. We discuss how Kjell and Dave worked together to make Plywerk more eco-conscious,

EC 016: Employee “Green Bag” Sessions and New Co-working Space

By -admin
Posted on December 31, 2016July 28, 2022
Posted in Employee Engagement, Podcast

Summary In this podcast, I discuss a new approach for employee engagement called Employee “Green Bag” Sessions, which is similar to the concept of the “Brown Bag” education sessions. I explain the topics we’ve covered over the past year, including biking to work, taking the bus, solar panels at home, net zero homes and electricity

EC 015: Tips for Encouraging Environmental Behavior Change

By -admin
Posted on December 16, 2016February 25, 2022
Posted in Energy, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary In this podcast, I play the recording of the presentation I gave at the 2nd Annual Green Festival Expo in Portland on Dec 11, 2016. I talk about the misconception that education is sufficient to get people to change behaviors. I review a study on getting hotel guests to reuse their towels, and show