Between two and three children out of every 1,000 live births are estimated to have cerebral palsy (CP) – a permanent disability caused by brain damage that impairs
One of the techniques that businesses are using to drive down waste, improve customer satisfaction and improve bottom line performance is Lean Six Sigma. I never imagined that
CCBRT has transformed lives through disability and maternal healthcare services, with help from a sole lean coach (Mike Grogan) with the responsibility of initiating a lean transformation. Read
World Vision International is an organization aimed at providing impoverished children around the world with necessary resources to survive and thrive. ASQ member Andrew Parris helped streamline a
Kevin Meyer from Gemba Academy visits CCBRT in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. CCBRT (Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania) is a large NGO that provides health services in
Episode 15 of Gemba Academy is an interview with Mike Grogan, who works for CCBRT, a medical relief clinic in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. He is helping them
Michael (Mike) Grogan is an Irishman who was working in Lean manufacturing in the United States for many years until a holiday to Tanzania a couple of years
A presentation at the Lean System Society Reactor Conference by Steve Bell on the effectiveness of lean thinking as supported by Lean4NGO.org, and their efforts to reduce poverty
This article describes World Vision’s motivation, context, experience, and learning in improving processes in East Africa. It demonstrates that Lean and Six Sigma TQM approaches apply to an
