Brevard County implemented Lean Six Sigma projects to improve its building permit inspection process, which consists of over 40 different inspection types and an average 200-300 inspections conducted daily. Two key projects were identified, and selected county employees were organized into teams to dissect and examine every part of the process. focused on online inspection requests […]
The ultimate goal of government is to invest taxes collected into long term societal value to citizens and deliver better services to citizens through continuous improvement and operational excellence. The 1st of a 2 part series details five key applications of using Minitab statistical software and Six Sigma methods: They also include specific examples from […]
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Shenzhen Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine committed to developing a Lean culture through training, project-based improvements, and a robust coaching system. Shenzhen Hospital adopted the principle of “Quality is life, technology is bones, service is blood, culture is soul” to drive their pursuit of high-quality healthcare. They trained 56 Lean Green Belts – individuals […]
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One group of people that can greatly benefit from Lean Six Sigma training is military veterans who struggle in their transition to civilian life even though they have valuable skills. Employers and former service members aren’t “connecting the dots” on how the military mindset of continuous improvement translates to the Lean Six Sigma concepts that […]
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The Six Sigma Racial Equity Institute was founded by Joy E. Mason in spring 2021 as an offshoot of her Optimist Business Solutions company in response to the murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department. Since then, the institute has grown into a space for Black women and Black Latinas to increase their […]
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A board retreat is a great way to get alignment of the key leadership positions within a nonprofit organization. Typically, nonprofits hold board meetings monthly or quarterly, while a board retreat is typically conducted once (maybe twice) a year. These retreats allow an organization to step away from the day-to-day management, and instead think more […]
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Andrew Parris shared “A Vision of Process Excellence and Seven Habits for the Journey” in a Lean Frontiers webinar in August 2023. In the webinar, he explains how he merged the approach of Lean Six Sigma and other improvement methods from the corporate world with the vision, mission and values for a humanitarian organization into […]
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The IISE Annual Conference Volunteering Event, organized by the Sustainable Development Division, connects volunteer with a local nonprofit agency in the conference’s host city. The organization selected for 2023 in New Orleans was SBP, which shrinks the time between disaster and recovery. To achieve their mission, SBP takes a holistic approach to disasters—increasing resilience before […]
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The article is an excerpt from a new book on Lean Government (written in Dutch). It discusses a transformation taking place in the City of Breda. A new law was implemented to make it easier for residents and entrepreneurs to apply for permits by combining 24 regulations into one integrated environmental permit process. They describe […]
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Lean is especially appropriate for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries because it requires little financial investment to promote economic development that builds up and empowers workers, and is easy for everyone to grasp and apply. Andrew Parris, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt at Medair, shares details about the International Trade […]
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