To get the job done, you need the right tools. Lean Six Sigma students at Wake Technical Community College, based in Raleigh, NC, are learning that JMP statistical discovery software from SAS is a tool well worth carrying in their kits. Wake Tech has been offering a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt […]
Tony Lamberton, CEO, The Learning Trust and Kate Unsworth, Principal at Christleton International Studio shares how they have applied lean management to education, and how their lean school aims higher, trying to rethink learning altogether. The Christleton Learning Trust wanted to change from “manufacturing” children for life (push model) to focusing on developing their talent (pull model). […]
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The vision for the future of Herman Otto Elementary School has been focusing on the needs of students, their families and the environment – and trying to align activities and the way the school is managed to the fulfillment of those needs. They introduced a new way of working together – based on the “four […]
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In the state of Washington, Tacoma Public Schools have a goal to be more efficient by reducing waste, streamlining processes and building a culture of problem-solvers. School staff was encouraged to get Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training, apply Lean Six Sigma concepts in real world applications and complete improvement projects that make an impact. […]
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Sarah Williams, Head of Student Services at Christleton High School in England, shares the work the school is doing to improve the delivery of education to students with special needs using lean thinking. In 2013, the school was told there would be budget cuts and they started to look into opportunities to make the Students […]
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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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The University of Texas Pan American (UTPA) encourages students to “Prepare, Discover, Transform.” As the University has become highly successful, it now struggled to support the demands of the increased volume of a growing regional University. A 3-day Value Stream Mapping event was held to focus on the procurement process. With this detailed view of […]
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