The short film chronicles how a team from Toyota’s TSSC organization collaborated with staff at Metro World Child, a mobile food distribution unit that distributes emergency food boxes to community members in the Far Rockaways in New York City. How can a non-profit implement Toyota’s legendary production system (TPS) to increase the number of meals […]
How can a non-profit implement Toyota’s legendary production system (TPS) to increase the number of meals distributed to people who are still affected by Superstorm Sandy? Watch this movie to see how it’s done!
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Six years after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, thousands of people still had not been able to return to their homes. One nonprofit home rebuilding group that had been attacking this dire situation was the St. Bernard Project (SBP), and increased their impact with the help of Toyota. A shorter video… Read more at: https://www.tssc.com/projects/nfp-sbp-vid.php
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The Community Kitchen & Food Pantry of West Harlem is a full-service soup kitchen and food pantry that helps provide more than 50,000 free meals to clients each month. The Community Kitchen needed help streamlining their service as clients were waiting outside in long lines and the dining room was only 77% utilized. Toyota identified […]
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On May 22, 2011, a catastrophic tornado cut a 13-mile path of destruction through Joplin, Mo., killing 161 people and destroying thousands of homes. In an effort to maximize its impact, Rebuild Joplin became the “first” affiliate of the St. Bernard Project (SBP), a nonprofit organization initially supported by Toyota, which was started to help […]
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Simon King, a statistics teacher at Cary Academy in central North Carolina, a private school for grades 6-12, decided to start using statistical software in his classroom. King believes JMP should, and could, be used in classrooms everywhere, both private and public: “JMP makes it affordable. It’s cheaper than textbooks. It’s priced ridiculously competitively. It’s […]
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Michael (Mike) Grogan interviews Dr. Brenda Dmello (CCBRT) about the big need for leadership development mentoring to reverse the maternal death rates in Africa.
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Lean Management was introduced to CCBRT by Michael (Mike) Grogan in Nov 2012. He interviews the Deputy CEO of CCBRT, Suzan Boon, to discuss the implementation.
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In 2007, the United States Military needed the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle (MRAP) produced in larger numbers to meet the goals set by Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Robert Gates. The MRAP represented the opportunity to save the lives of soldiers and Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan facing the threat of Improvised Explosive Devices […]
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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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