Lean Six Sigma Saving Money and Environment in Heidelberg
Posted by: meikah | 23 July 2008 | 11:04 pm
ARMY.MIL news reports:
Residents in 10 family housing buildings in Heidelberg have walked through a six-week education process designed to significantly reduce the amount of non-recyclable waste that has to be incinerated.
The pilot project, called “Rumbling Rubbish/Keep It Green” was developed by Heidelberg Recycling Manager Travis Vowinkel, and with the support of the Environmental Division, the pilot program was launched.
The project has been successful because of Lean Six Sigma. Worked on as a Lean Six Sigma project, the families in the pilot project were educated about recycling and reducing wastes. The education campaign did not only involve info campaign materials but the staff members themselves also met with each family and showed them the recycling process that results in the least amount of non-recyclable waste.
Recycling projects are happen all over the world and some are making progress, others are struggling. But what struck me about this environment effort is the use of Lean Six Sigma. 
Anyone of you have used Lean Six Sigma in their environment projects, too?
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Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen for Forest Management
Posted by: meikah | 18 June 2008 | 8:52 pm
We have been experiencing unusual weather patterns lately. Rains during the summer, humid and hot dry climate where there should be wet or cool climate. When it rains, too, it really pours, thus flooding of great magnitude occur.
Many conclude that this altered weather patterns are caused by the degradation of our environment. Despite the efforts and renewed awareness, we continue to suffer from a damaged environment.
Perhaps, this reality must have inspired Forestry companies and the Natural Resources Department in New Brunswick to finally sit down and plan a forest management initiative. Many cities have embarked on the same or similar activities, but what’s interesting about this one is that the team will combine Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen and incorporate it into the forest management program.
Calling the program as LeanSigma Kaizen, the team hopes to achieve the following:
- launch the event at a reduced cost
- add value to their departments
- review the existing Frown Lands and Forest Act
- bring the red tape initiative to a new level
- implement an effective forest management event
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Source:
iSixSigma News
Filed under: Deployment, Sustainable Business, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, Environment
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A Story About Airline Kaizen
Posted by: meikah | 25 May 2008 | 8:14 pm
Over at MBTmag, Mark Graban shares a story about an airline kaizen, where airlines slow down flights to save on fuel.
Mark says that it’s good to have airlines do Kaizen, instead of whining about high fuel prices and cutting down on employees salaries.
But what does airline slow down mean?
Literally, it’s where an airplane flies slower and so the flights take a bit longer, much like a car driving slowly to save on fuel. What I do know however is that the most fuel efficient driving is to go 80-100km/hr. And if we drive slow using low gear, you’re even consuming more gasoline.
Now, an airplane can actually fly slower?
Saving on gas is good, and I’m all for it. But I’m not quite sure if longer flights would be good for businessmen who had to adjust their time schedules in order not to waste on time.
What do you think?
Meanwhile, here’s how Kaizen can work with Six Sigma.
Source:
Six Sigma Zone News
Filed under: Sustainable Business, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Airlines
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Lean Six Sigma at Wastequip, Inc.
Posted by: meikah | 25 May 2008 | 7:33 pm
Wastequip Inc., a world leader in garbage and waste handling equipment, is going “greener” by embracing environmental leadership and efficiencies across all aspects of its operations. That is the vision of Wastequip’s President and CEO, Bob Rasmussen.
By doing that the company believes that they will be able to streamline services that help contain costs and improve customer support.
Mr. Rasmussen further said:
“Our focus going forward will be to improve customer service and reduce costs through practices involving reduced energy consumption, CO2 emissions and increased recycling. These improvements will be driven by our focus on LEAN Six Sigma manufacturing and management processes.”
In fact, Wastequip’s on-going efforts is to accelerate its LEAN Six Sigma programs, which have already resulted in significant improvements in operational efficiencies and quality control. For example, plant managers are being trained in LEAN practices and are in the process of working toward Green Belts in LEAN.
Source:
Solid Waste & Recycling
Filed under: Lean Six Sigma, Sustainable Business, Lean
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Tesco Goes Green Through Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 15 May 2008 | 1:04 am
ComputerWorld UK reports that Tesco, UK’s retail giant, reducing its carbon footprint to help preserve the environment.
Speaking before GreenIT 08 Conference in London, Mike Yorwerth, the company’s group technical director, shared that Tesco will be cutting down on its IT energy consumption. Among Tesco’s operations, it is the IT that consumes about 75% energy. This energy powers its shops through tills, servers, TVs and PDAs.
Yorwerth admitted that it might be difficult to manage that, but he was confident that with the help of Six Sigma and the coopeartion of its IT people, they could do it.
The supermarket giant has applied a Six Sigma-type methodology to greening its IT, which comprises of defining, measuring, analysing, improving and control. This has resulted in a series of initiatives that can have a major impact on the organisation’s environmental footprint, as well as longer term strategic planning, Yorwerth explained.
For instance, Tesco has 30,000 tills in the UK that traditionally have been left on 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The company has stared switching off unused tills overnight.
Update on Tesco:
Tesco Buys a Bigger Presence in Korea
