Former NFL Kicker Nate Kaeding talks to Jess Schamberger, Vice President of Operations at Goodwill of the Heartland about her background, along with the programs that Goodwill provides to create training and employment opportunities to help those overcome barriers to independence Jess has previous experience running the contract manufacturing business for Goodwill, which handles light assembly […]
by Brion Hurley This is an interview with Jess Schamberger, who is the Vice President of Operations at Goodwill of the Heartland in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She discusses some of the lean and Six Sigma improvements implemented in the donation receiving area, as well as the light manufacturing services they provide to local businesses. They […]
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Employees at the Moline (IL) Goodwill of the Heartland donation facility achieved success after a 5S event. The goal was to improve the layout of the backroom, streamline the hard and soft goods production, and make a dramatic improvement to the clutter and mess of the area. Hard goods material movement reduced by 70% with […]
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Cedar Rapids (IA) Goodwill of the Heartland employees worked on a 5S event to improve the layout, organization and movement of donations through their west side facility, using a 5S event format. The team reduced hard goods material movement by 42% with a new layout, and reduced soft goods processing movement by 30%. Download the event […]
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