Lean Six Sigma Tools – Page 12 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

EC 009: 10 tips for greening your 5S events

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Posted on June 29, 2016January 30, 2019
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary For the 9th episode, I am going over one of our popular posts, “10 tips to green your 5S events.” I’ve also posted a video of the presentation, so you can view the slides. Relevant Links 5S Powerpoint Training Slides >>> Printer Friendly version of 10 Tips >>> 5S Assessment Tool >>> Tips to Green

EC 008: Using Go and See Events to Reduce Water, Energy and Landfill Costs

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Posted on June 11, 2016January 10, 2022
Posted in Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste, Water

Summary For the 8th episode, I am posting the audio (and video of the slides) from a presentation I gave at the IISE Annual Conference last month. The video showing the presentation with slides is shown in the transcript, if you want to see the slides with the audio of my presentation. Email me if you would like

EC 007: Greening Your Lean Events

By -admin
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

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

By -admin
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

EC 006: W.A.S.T.E. Walks Summary

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Posted on December 26, 2015December 22, 2021
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary For the 6th episode, I am posting the final part of a 5 part video course, called W.A.S.T.E. Walks. This episode summarizes the Walk process, to help you organize and conduct a successful W.A.S.T.E. Walk. You can view the video version of this course for free by contacting us, so we can send you the free coupon code

EC 005: Energy Walks

By -admin
Posted on December 26, 2015December 22, 2021
Posted in Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary For the 5th episode, I am posting the 4th part of a 5 part video course, called W.A.S.T.E. Walks. This episode introduces the “Energy Walks” to help reduce and conserve energy usage, which reduces carbon emissions and minimizes climate change. You can view the video version of this course for free by contacting us, so we

EC 004: Dumpster Dives

By -admin
Posted on December 26, 2015December 22, 2021
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary For the 4th episode, I am posting the 3rd part of a 5 part video course, called W.A.S.T.E. Walks. This episode introduces the “Dumpster Dive” to help reduce landfill charges and the amount of trash or rubbish going to the landfill. You can view the video version of this course for free! The following episode will cover

EC 003: Water Walks

By -admin
Posted on December 26, 2015December 22, 2021
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Water

Summary For the 3rd episode, I am posting the 2nd part of a 5 part video course, called W.A.S.T.E. Walks. This episode introduces the “Water Walk” to help reduce and conserve water usage. You can view the video version of this course for free by contacting us, so we can send you the free coupon

EC 002: Introduction to W.A.S.T.E. Walks

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Posted on December 25, 2015December 22, 2021
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

Summary For the 2nd episode, I am posting a video course I created recently, called W.A.S.T.E. Walks, to teach people how to use the “gemba walk” lean approach to identify opportunities to reduce environmental impacts of water, air emissions, solid waste, toxins, and energy. These event formats also do a good job of engaging employees