Category: Lean Six Sigma Tools

Toyota’s Monozukuri – Book compendium to “Lean and Green Business System”

Toyota can easily be the most storied company in the world. For decades it has caught the imagination of managers around the world becoming an emblematic case for quality, reliability, productivity, employee engagement, continuous improvement, cost reduction and market capitalization growth. Toyota Production System (TPS) is synonymous with efficiency, productivity and customer satisfaction and in
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Danish Lean & Green Network is Launched

This new network is the first Lean & Green network in Denmark and is established in cooperation with the British consultancy SA Partners, who will provide hands on and profound coaching. The goal is to attrach members who are leaders on both a corporate and employee level, that are operating or have the desire to
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Book review for “Creating a Lean and Green Business System”

Creating a Lean and Green Business System was released on May 3rd, 2013. It was written by some very experienced authors in the world of business and sustainability: Keivan Zokaei, Hunter Lovins, Andy Wood, and Peter Hines. Order “Creating a Lean and Green Business System” This book exceeded my expectations. I was surprised by the detail
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Creating a Lean and Green Business System – 2degrees Network

Keivan Zokaei says businesses can no longer treat lean and green as a “nice to have” but it is now a “must have” and should be a top priority. His new book, “Creating a Lean and Green Business System: Techniques for Increasing Profits and Sustainability”, is packed with case studies and examples of leading firms
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Saving Two Fully Laden Jumbo Jets Worth of Material at Greencore

Three case studies were put together by S A Partners and Keivan Zokaei at the Greencore Food to Go Manton Wood factory in the UK, which is the world’s largest and most sophisticated sandwich manufacturing facility. They produced more than three million sandwiches every week for supermarkets, convenience stores, garage forecourts and coffee shop chains.
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10 tips for greening your 5S workplace organization events

5S is the foundation of any process improvement activity. When done correctly, it can dramatically change the mindset and efficiency of the people in a work, office or home environment. However, a 5S can also lead to an increase in landfill waste, cleaning chemical use, and exposure to toxic vapors. Check out our list of 10
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Quickly and confidently detect when your utility bills need attention

Managing energy bills can difficult, especially if you live in a climate with four diverse seasons in a year, and you work for a company with fluctuations in equipment usage. The changing weather and work load makes it difficult to determine when the numbers are too high, or there is an actual reduction in usage.
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Statistical analysis must support your conclusions, or you’re just another ‘climate denier’

There is so much confusion about climate change and weather fluctuation, that even as a statistician, I have to stop myself from observing “climate change” during a heat wave, drought, or downpour. Let’s review the definitions of weather and climate. There is a simple definitions on the NASA website, “Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are
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