Medicine cabinets are often forgotten. Unless you’re coughing, sneezing, rubbing your eyes, or blowing your nose, the need for medicine cabinet goods doesn’t come to mind. The medicine cabinet should be cleaned out often as drugs expire or they might fall into the wrong hands. Responsible storage and disposal of…
Every year, Spring comes around and suddenly Facebook feeds are full of “We spring-cleaned the house and now we’re ready for Summer!” So, is a mess what’s going on during the Fall and Winter? Why wait to have an annual cleaning when you can practice simple cleaning and decluttering tricks…
You may already know that Lean creates value for customers by eliminating waste. But did you also know that Lean can create value in your daily and personal life by helping you to recognize what’s a waste of your time and to help you be more productive? Leading organizations use…
What is Visual Management? Visual Management is the practice of making the workplace visually easy to work in. This includes making it easy to identify units and materials, updating people on the process status, showing how the process works and providing a visible process plan for future steps. To learn…
Infographics are an effective way to convey complex ideas in a simple way. Check out 7 of our most popular infographics below! DMAIC 5S 8 Wastes It Pays To Be Lean Six Sigma Certified Lean Six Sigma Roles Project Types Lean or Six Sigma?
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma news from around the web for the week of June 1, 2015. Springfield Significantly Cuts Time To Tackle Abandoned Lots The city of Springfield has over 300 abandoned lots. About 60% of the abandoned lots have been forfeited entirely and are now…
Being a teacher is one of the most important jobs in the world. Your classrooms should reflect your high teaching standards and embody your vision of a safe, well-behaved, and hard-working environment. So how do you get there? How do you make your classroom sing it’s most important song? Here's…
Ready to start making a positive, measurable improvement in your home or workplace? Here is a list of successful, easy to understand ways to apply 5S to inspire you to build your problem-solving muscles. 5S Applications How to Apply 5S: Dishpit Hell How to Apply 5S: Elementary School Classroom How…
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This fun, rhyming story about 5S can help you and your team remember the 5Ss: Sort, Set In Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain. You can learn more about 5S in our Green Belt Training or Lean Training. The manager was full of angst and dismay, As customers whined and complained all day.…