At the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting, Toyota announced that they will be working with up to 20 community organizations across the United States in the first year to help improve performance. They will begin with the St. Bernard Project, a New Orleans recovery organization that employs returning war veterans, AmeriCorps members and volunteers to rebuild […]
Interview with Donna Maxfield, Chief of Staff for the United Nations Departments of Peacekeeping Operations and Field Support. She describes how the UN is using Lean Six Sigma to improve the efficiency of its peacekeeping operations. Improvements were made in speeding up reference and medical clearance checks, and aligning roles and responsibilities. Read more at: […]
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A look at how productivity and process improvement has impacted the operations of an Alberta not-for-profit organisation, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Edmonton. See how process improvement can positively affect any workplace, even an office environment. Results led to volunteers signing up 50% faster, overtime being reduced by 65%, and happier staff with less sick […]
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Non-profit organization Lex-Pro arranges work for people with disabilities. One of Toyota’s top executives appealed to Lexington business leaders Friday, asking them to offer not money but work to Lex-Pro. In January, Toyota setup a work cell inside their plant for Lex-Pro workers to perform sub-assembly work on exhaust brackets. An 11-person team rotates in […]
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As government funding shrinks and many corporate donors also cut back on charitable giving, it’s a challenging time for the nonprofit world – and more organizations are turning to direct-mail solicitations. That makes things particularly tough for the rescue mission, which has traditionally brought in a strong share of direct-mail donations in the Charlotte area. […]
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This article aims to show how some lean concepts have been applied at Cooperativa Aliança to address the work environment and increase the processing of materials. After the improvements, they were able to increase productivity (200 to 300 kg per day) and wages (R$140 to 320), and reduce cycle time (75 to 10 minutes) and lead […]
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The Seattle zoo is one of a handful of nonprofits that Boeing has trained in lean process techniques, an efficiency program closely associated with manufacturing that eliminates costs by reducing wasted time and materials. The process helped save the project 1.5 percent, or more than $90,000, and also eliminated the need for additional fundraising. Read […]
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In 1993, the City of Coral Springs, in Florida, began its journeyto be a high-performing “municipal corporation,” a city government following a corporate management model. And, much like a business, Coral Springs is customer focused and data driven. The city’s organizational culture is reflected in its four core values: Customer focus—demonstrate a passion for customer service Leadership—establish […]
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A Six Sigma project was conducted with the Fort Worth Habitat for Humanity (now called Trinity) to reduce the cycle time from Final Inspection to Permanent Electric Meter being set for new homeowners. The goal was to reduce the time from an average of 15 days down to 10 business days, to reduce the homeowners […]
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