The TVA had a challenge to reduce their non-fuel Operations and Maintenance spending $128 million in four years to reach top quartile spend. Each plant manager was accountable for their budget and they were welcome to use Lean Six Sigma but only if they wanted to use it. Bill saw it as his job to make sure […]
To promote greater predictability of project effectiveness the process of identifying, developing and prioritizing projects for Tactical Basin Planning (TBP) funding needed to be improved. In addition, they wanted to provide better information-sharing with the public and stakeholders. ​ The team uses integrated watershed assessment information to understand water quality conditions and identify appropriate […]
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A Fort Collins Citizen Survey ranks the city in the top 10 percent of cities nationally for the following measures: best place to live, best place to work, quality of culture and recreation, availability of job opportunities, air quality, and attractiveness. It ranks in the top 1 percent in quality of drinking water and emergency […]
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This case study highlights how a poor performing School Water and Sanitation Project was transformed into a successful project through the implementation of process analysis and improvement techniques of Lean Six Sigma. The Challenge:Â In a midterm review of a $2.1m three (3) year water and sanitation project in Western Kenya, the following were reported:Â […]
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Jeff Fuchs, Director of Maryland World Class Consortia shared a presentation he gave about the ways Lean can be applied to government and the environment. Topics include: Lean Culture History of Lean Lean in Government history Case Studies Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Minnesota Services for the Blind Jacksonville (FL) Sheriff’s Office State of New […]
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The current minimum time frame for the processing of Section 248 and Act 250 permit applications is a 21-day turnaround, but it can be longer depending on the type of application. The process for soliciting comments on current applications involves a weekly email to over 200 staff, and does not receive prompt responses to these […]
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DEEP Improves Multi-Family Residential Building Weatherization and Energy Efficiency – Gemba Academy
Research analyst Brian Biernat from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) is interviewed by Ron Pereira from Gemba Academy about how his department looked to streamline the process for providing funding to multi-family residential building owners to help weatherize and save energy for their residents. They conducted a week-long lean […]
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Environmental analysts Elaine DeSalvo and Brent Madho from the State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) discuss improvements made in 2015 to reduce times by 20% in the application review process. A weeklong lean event was conducted, and actions were implemented over the next year. Process steps were reduced by 34% (too […]
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Commissioner Robert Klee sits down with Gemba Academy’s Ron Pereira to learn about the history of Lean in his organization, Over 80 week-long kaizen events have been completed, and over half of the staff have taken Lean training or been involved in a lean event, helping to build […]
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The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) oversees the underground storage tank (UST) of petroleum (typically managed by gas stations and trucking companies). Their goal is to prevent leaks from getting into the local groundwater and wells that are used as a drinking water source by 1/3 of the population in the state. […]
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