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Using Lean to meet basic needs in society – Lean Global Connection

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Posted on December 1, 2023November 28, 2024
Posted in External Article, Nonprofit, Solid Waste, Wasted Food

In the 2023 Lean Global Connection, a panel discussion was organized to discuss the use of Lean to assist with basic needs and societal challenges such as hunger, healthcare and unemployment. The discussion features four panelists from diverse fields: The panelists strongly believe in the immense potential of lean thinking and practice to address complex

Can lean help battle climate change? – Lean Global Connection

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Posted on December 1, 2023November 28, 2024
Posted in Carbon Footprint, External Article, Raw Materials, Solid Waste

In the 2023 Lean Global Connection, a panel discussion was organized to discuss the use of Lean to combat climate change and reduce carbon emissions. A few themes emerged. While lean does not automatically equate to green practices, its principles and tools can significantly contribute to environmental sustainability. Sustainability is no longer about convincing people

E106: Lean and Green Case Study – Prefab Home Manufacturer Saves $300K

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Posted on November 27, 2023December 12, 2023
Posted in Employee Engagement, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I share a “Lean and Green” case study I supported for a prefab home manufacturer in California in 2020-2021. I was asked to speak to the Industrial and Systems Engineers class by Professor Corey Kiassat at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, CT. He contacted me after my presentation at the Lean Global Connection

E103: Applying Lean and Social Responsibility within Interface with Billy Ingram

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Posted on June 5, 2023June 5, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Water

In this episode, I speak with my good friend Billy Ingram, who is the Director of Lean Product and Process Development at Interface. We discuss his process improvement background prior to Interface, then talk about his current work that is extending the environmental sustainability vision provided by founder Ray Anderson. He has helped developed more

E102: How Massport uses Lean to Achieve Sustainable Airport Operations

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Posted on April 20, 2023May 2, 2023
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Government, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Water

In this podcast, I share a webinar held with Dr. Luciana Bardi and Darcy DeGeorge from the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport). MassPort is a state authority responsible for three airports including Logan International Airport, four maritime facilities as well as real estate in Boston. They give an overview of Massport along with the lean engineering

E098: Lean and Green Interview with The Lean Effect Podcast

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Posted on November 22, 2022February 28, 2023
Posted in Employee Engagement, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Nonprofit, Podcast, Solid Waste, Volunteering

In this podcast, I was interviewed by Mark Dejong on his The Lean Effect Podcast back in June 2021 (episode 34). We talked about my journey from statistician to Principal Lean consultant, and how Lean Six Sigma is beneficial for the environment, and applicable to our personal lives. We also discuss wastes we normally don’t

E096: Interviews from IISE Annual Volunteer Service Project at Southcenter Store near Seattle

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Posted on October 1, 2022October 2, 2022
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Nonprofit, Podcast, Solid Waste, Volunteering

In this podcast, I extract the audio from a published video by IISE that recapped our last volunteer service project in Seattle in May 2022. We have been conducting these volunteer events prior to each annual conference since 2012, and this was the first one we’ve had since the pandemic. You can read about prior

E090: Guest Interview on Environmentally Conscious Nation Podcast from Aug 2021

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Posted on January 12, 2022September 29, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Nonprofit, Podcast, Pollutants, Raw Materials, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

In today’s episode, I share the interview I had with D.J. Vagnetti, host of the Environmentally Conscious Nation podcast. I don’t think his podcast is still active, otherwise I would recommend listening directly to the episode. This interview assumes that the audience doesn’t know much about process improvement or Lean or Six Sigma, so if

E089: 2021 Lean Six Sigma for Good – Year in Review

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Posted on December 29, 2021November 19, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Government, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Nonprofit, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Volunteering, Water

Today I recapped the last year, and give some insights into my plans for 2022. It’s a shorter episode than usual, so hopefully you have time to listen to it during the holidays. I recap the past podcast episodes that I released, along with ones I was interviewed on. I also discuss the LeanSixSigmaForGood.com and

E077: Applying Lean Six Sigma to a Sustainable Business in Micronesia

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Posted on November 8, 2020December 25, 2020
Posted in Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Solid Waste, Volunteering

In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave at the IISE Annual Virtual conference on Nov 2, 2020. I explain how I helped apply Lean and Six Sigma methods to this small sustainable business making eco-friendly wallets, business cards and other paper products on the island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia.