Brion Hurley – Page 3 – Lean Six Sigma and the Environment

E072: Food Systems Projects Between Schools and Nonprofits

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Posted on August 15, 2020December 7, 2020
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Management, Podcast, Volunteering

For the 2020-2021 year, I am the President of the IISE Sustainable Development Division. The mission of the group is to help align Industrial and Systems Engineers with organizations working on the UN Sustainable Development goals. This is the 2nd interview we’ve done this year, the first one was with Bradley Miller from the University

E068: Applying Lean Six Sigma to Nonprofit Organizations on ISSSP

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Posted on May 18, 2020May 31, 2020
Posted in Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste, Volunteering

In this podcast, I share a webinar I gave for the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) in March 2020. Lean Six Sigma methods have been proven to be effective in corporations and businesses, but how does this discipline apply in the nonprofit world? This webinar will discuss how nonprofits use Lean Six Sigma

E062: Warehouse Optimization to Feed the Hungry with Rise Against Hunger

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Posted on March 27, 2020March 30, 2020
Posted in Employee Engagement, Land and Building Use, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Transportation, Volunteering

In this podcast, I interviewed Courtney Hudson, Distribution Warehouse manager with Rise Against Hunger. They were awarded the inaugural “Excellence in Sustainable Development” Award in 2019. She shares the improvements they made to their warehouse operations to increase the number of packaged meals they send to countries in need. They are working to achieve SDG

E057: Lean Six Sigma for Good Presentation at Rose-Hulman

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Posted on December 21, 2019March 10, 2020
Posted in Energy, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste, Volunteering

In this first podcast renamed as “Lean Six Sigma for Good” (formerly called “Earth Consultants”), I explain the change in podcast title and purpose. In the audio, I share a presentation I gave at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, IN in early December, to share my experiences apply Lean and Six Sigma to

EC 040: Reducing Long Lines at Recycling Collection Events

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Posted on January 16, 2019March 14, 2021
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I share my observations at a recycling collection event for plastics, batteries and styrofoam held recently near Portland, Oregon called Planetcon. The line to drop off plastic bags and film started to get really long, and extend all the way back to my table. I was at the event for another reason,

EC 039: Applying Lean Six Sigma to a Nonprofit Fundraiser Conference

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Posted on January 7, 2019December 17, 2025
Posted in Book Review, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Michel Gelobter, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I read my chapter contribution to my latest book called “Lean Six Sigma for Good: Lessons from the Gemba (Volume 1)“ My chapter is called “Applying Lean Six Sigma to a Nonprofit Fundraiser Conference.” You can also download this chapter as a PDF file or watch the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xHI_uxbc3g There are 8

EC 038: 2018 Year in Review

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Posted on January 6, 2019January 6, 2019
Posted in Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast

In this podcast, I recap the year and highlight some of the things I accomplished in my first full year of consulting on my own. We discuss the Wasted Food workshops, additions to the online course, travel to Kosrae and Trinidad and Tobago, a nonprofit award for process improvement, and the Lean Six Sigma for

EC 037: Lean Six Sigma for Good – Interview with Iowa Lean Consortium Radio

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Posted on November 22, 2018August 1, 2021
Posted in Book Review, Carbon Footprint, Employee Engagement, Lean Six Sigma Tools, Podcast, Solid Waste

In this podcast, I share an interview I had with Steven Wilson, who runs Zoned Strategies consulting, and hosts the podcast show, ILC Radio. ILC stands for Iowa Lean Consortium, which is a nonprofit organization that promotes Lean, Six Sigma and process improvement within the state of Iowa and surrounding regions. I have been involved

EC 029: Lean Principles within Reuse Organization Nonprofits

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Posted on April 1, 2018April 1, 2018
Posted in Employee Engagement, Podcast, Solid Waste

Summary In this podcast, I share a presentation about the employee-led improvements taking place at reuse nonprofit organizations Free Geek and The Rebuilding Center, with coaching and assistance from Lean Portland, a volunteer Benefit company of Lean consultants in Portland, Oregon. Free Geek is working on a daily management system and trying to increase the