Transportation – Page 2 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

E059: Lean Six Sigma Workshop – Gresham Employees and Green Businesses

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Posted on March 3, 2020March 10, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Transportation, Water

In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave on Jan 14, 2020 with the City of Gresham employees and Gresham Green Businesses. I was asked to teach them about Lean and Six Sigma methods by Gregg Hayward (who kicked off the event) and Shannon Martin. I’ve worked with both of them in the past

E058: Toyota and the Earth Charter

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Posted on December 22, 2019March 10, 2020
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Pollutants, Solid Waste, Transportation

In this podcast, I re-read a recent post I made about the Earth Charter written by Toyota in 1992, which is their commitment to the environment. This is one of the early examples of corporate sustainability, and it happens to come from the company that brought us Lean, with their focus on “respect for people”

1992 Earth Charter key to driving Toyota’s environmental efforts

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Posted on December 15, 2019April 17, 2022
Posted in Carbon Footprint, Energy, Transportation

If you’ve studied Lean methods, you know that Toyota is the company that is responsible for developing the infrastructure behind almost all of the methods. But what I found very interesting is that they are also a leader in sustainability and corporate environmental leadership. Coincidence? I don’t think so… Over the last decade, most major

EC 056: Applying Lean Six Sigma to Boulder Hospice Care Thrift Shop Donations

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Posted on November 25, 2019April 17, 2022
Posted in Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste, Transportation, Volunteering

In this podcast, I share the audio from an interview I did with Lynn McCullough and Joe Wojniak (pronounced why-knock). Lynn runs the TRU Hospice Thrift Shop in Boulder, Colorado. TRU Thrift Shop sells donated household items and clothes to raise money to provide hospice care services for those in need. Joe is her brother,

EC 023: Electric Vehicles

By -admin
Posted on July 24, 2017
Posted in Podcast, Transportation

Summary On this podcast, I share my experiences with owning an electric vehicle. There are many advantages, but also some disadvantages. Hopefully I can shed some light for you, as there may be confusion about whether it’s a good option for you. From a lean perspective, I talk about the DOE I conducted on the battery

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,

Lean, Green, and Modular

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Posted on July 20, 2016September 8, 2019
Posted in Kelly Singer, Transportation

This article was originally posted in the Lean Green Institute website by Kelly Singer. Traditional vehicle manufacturers have typically developed and produced new models every year to replace old, phased out models. Perhaps a savvy sales strategy at one point, this practice not only results in a waste of valuable materials from discontinued models and parts,

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

If you blame the employee, you are usually wrong!

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Posted on June 28, 2015June 28, 2015
Posted in Pollutants, Transportation

One of the key tenets of Lean is the focus on the process, not the people. Six Sigma calls this “common cause” variation, but doesn’t talk much about respecting people as a general rule. If something goes wrong at your work, the first step should be to scrutinize the process, and naturally assume that the

Connecting “green” events with employee engagement

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Posted on November 12, 2014January 30, 2015
Posted in Transportation

Employee engagement is one of the most difficult problems facing companies. Engaged employees are productive, efficient and looking to help resolve problems. Disengaged employees can bring down morale, will often do the minimum amount of work, and are actively looking for something better. Recent studies have shown that around 70% of employees are not fully