A Rapid Process Improvement Workshop (RPIW) at the Saskatoon Health Region was conducted to eliminate waste and improve processes in the orthopedic patient experience, specifically concerning spinal or anesthesia blocks before surgery. The kaizen event involved a multi-disciplinary team that gathered background data for a few weeks, conducted lean training, observed the work environment (gemba) and the seven wastes, and used the Plan-Do-Study-Act […]
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 number of projects in Ethiopia, South Sudan, and Tanzania using Lean Six Sigma.
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This is a 10-minute video on the basic concepts of value stream mapping (VSM), using video clips from an actual event conducted with the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) in Washington State and the Adult Protective Services team. Watch:Â https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYsn0X0EVRI
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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 the country. Mike Grogan has been working with them to leverage lean and continuous improvement methods to increase efficiency, efficacy, and capacity. Watch the video at:Â https://www.gembaacademy.com/gemba-live/at-the-gemba/ccbrt-tanzania/welcome-to-ccbrt-and-mike-grogan Note: […]
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Ron Pereira and Bryan Glenn, from West Texas A&M, discuss how Lean and Six Sigma are creating incredible value for their university and its employees. He discusses successful projects at WTAMU to reduce time and waste for students, such as paperwork reduction in student housing applications, along with a reduction in voucher printing that saved […]
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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 in Africa.
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At the Minnesota Historical Society, a kaizen event was conducted to reduce the time to hire a new employee. The team identified that the current state took 75 days to hire an employee (job posting to employee signed offer), and were able to reduce it to 40 days. They also reduced the task time from […]
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Can Lean IT help a NGO make a better job? Grameen Foundation’s objective is to give opportunities to the poor so they can break the cycle of poverty. The NGO started by giving access to micro finance and then saw opportunity in mobile technology. And this is where Lean IT helped. Discover how in Dr Odeh’s […]
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Michael (Mike) Grogan works at CCBRT in Tanzania on the continent of Africa. He explains the work he is doing to help bring lean thinking to the Tanzania healthcare system.
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Presentation by Paul Elarby about the Nonprofit organization (Soccer) Balls for Africa, and how Lean Startup techniques were applied.
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