Carbon Footprint – Page 4 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

EC 037: Lean Six Sigma for Good – Interview with Iowa Lean Consortium Radio

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Posted on November 22, 2018August 1, 2021
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I share an interview I had with Steven Wilson, who runs Zoned Strategies consulting, and hosts the podcast show, ILC Radio. ILC stands for Iowa Lean Consortium, which is a nonprofit organization that promotes Lean, Six Sigma and process improvement within the state of Iowa and surrounding regions. I have been involved

EC 036: Going Paperless with Lean Six Sigma Training Materials

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Posted on November 22, 2018November 22, 2018
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I share an example of how I led an effort at my former company to transition our Lean Six Sigma training material from printed booklets to paperless. I go through the calculations to print each booklet, and calculate the environmental footprint. I also discuss situations when students value the booklets, and how

EC 033: Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability Presentation at GPSEN Symposium in Jan 2017

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Posted on July 14, 2018September 28, 2018
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave at the Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network (GPSEN) Sustainability Symposium back in January 27. 2017. I was still working at Rockwell Collins at the time. I discuss how Lean and Six Sigma techniques have been used for sustainability initiatives, as well as with Lean Portland

EC 025: Drawdown to Reverse Global Warming

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Posted on October 10, 2017December 22, 2021
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Podcast

Summary In this podcast, I share my thoughts on a recent book called “Drawdown” by Paul Hawken, which explains “the 100 most substantive solutions to reverse global warming, based on meticulous research by leading scientists and policymakers around the world.” I discuss a few of the top solutions, and how I am supporting them. The book covers many

The Wild Side of Heijunka

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Posted on September 12, 2016September 8, 2019
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Kelly Singer, Lean Six Sigma Tools

This article was originally posted in the Lean Green Institute website by Kelly Singer. As sea level rises due to climate change, a significant portion of alligators’ freshwater and brackish marsh habitat may face an incursion or inundation of saltwater. Heijunka is an essential practice of the Toyota Production System to maintain a stable and

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EC 010: Interview on e6s Methods Podcast about Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

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Posted on July 16, 2016January 10, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary For the next podcast, I wanted to play an interview I had with Aaron and Jacob. They run the e6s Methods podcast. We recorded one back in 2015, just a year ago. That was going over Lean Six Sigma and the Environment. It ended up being two different podcasts, so I’m going to combine them

EC 007: Greening Your Lean Events

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Posted on May 20, 2016April 18, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

Summary For the 7th episode, I am posting an older (but popular) article on how to green your lean event. This episode gives tips and tricks to making your lean six sigma events and meetings more eco-friendly. We also include a link in the notes to download a free checklist of these suggestions. There is also a link

Lean makes our economy more responsible – the SunPower story [Planet Lean]

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Posted on May 17, 2016May 15, 2024
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, External Article, Lean Six Sigma Tools

SunPower is a vertically integrated solar company that designs and manufactures solar cells and panels for residential roofs, commercial buildings and wholesale power plants. They share how they merge the circular economy with lean principles to help reduce their impact on the environment. With a strong semiconductor background, they already had a strong foundation for

Lean and Sustainable Consortium accelerates efforts for all members

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Posted on March 5, 2016February 25, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Consortium

I recently had the good fortune of attending the Lean and Sustainable Consortium, held near London in early March 2016. The session involved a tour of one of the consortium members, who manufactures energy equipment. The night before the tour (called a “Gemba Exchange”), we all met at the hotel and enjoyed a wonderful dinner with

Why I switched from M&Ms to Skittles when teaching Six Sigma

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Posted on January 30, 2016January 30, 2019
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Lean Six Sigma Tools

During our basic Six Sigma classes, I often use M&Ms® to teach statistical concepts. I have found that using candy is a fun way to make statistics less “scary” for those who don’t have a math background. We start out the class by opening up the bags, and counting out the number of pieces in