Kjell Van Zoen – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

EC 047: Lean and Energy Efficiency with Kjell van Zoen of Energy 350

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Posted on May 14, 2019May 24, 2019
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Kjell Van Zoen, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

In this podcast, I share a presentation given by Kjell van Zoen, who was a lean consultant and small business owner, and who now runs the Strategic Energy Management (SEM) program for Energy 350. He explains how there are strong overlaps in SEM and Lean principles, and how he is applying his lean skills to

EC 022: Lean Six Sigma and Wasted Food Workshop

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

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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 014: Lean and Green Workflow Improvement – The 8 Wastes

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Posted on October 27, 2016October 30, 2016
Posted in Employee Engagement, Kjell Van Zoen, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary In this podcast, I play the recording of the presentation I gave with fellow Lean and Green expert Kjell Van Zoen at the Provender Alliance conference in Hood River, Oregon on Oct 6, 2016. We talk about Lean basics (single piece flow, 5S, kaizen, Taiichi Ohno, value and culture) and focus on our personal experiences