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Fact #1: the world’s population is growing. Fact #2: the Earth is not. There are estimates that it will be necessary for the world to increase its food production by 2050 to be able to feed the growing population (ACIAR 2014 report). How do we,...

The duty of government is to serve its citizens. Provincial and state governments play a crucial role in providing essential services, from healthcare to education, transportation to public safety. This wide range of responsibilities needs to be met...

Several years ago, the State of Ohio embarked on their operational excellence journey using continuous improvement and Lean Six Sigma methodologies to make government services simpler, faster, better, and less costly. This initiative has proven very...

One of the most famous examples of lean manufacturing is the success of the “Single Minute Exchange of Dies” (SMED) methodology developed by Shigeo Shingo in 1950 within the Toyota Production System (TPS) that is the foundation for the system...

Toyota is well known for developing the Lean system of thinking that seeks to minimize waste by improving efficiency. What is not so well recognized, however, is that since 2010 Toyota has experienced instances of excessive waste due to recalls...

One of the most well-known success stories of Lean implementation within the procurement and supply chains happened in Lockheed Martin. This company is the result of a merger of two large companies (Lockheed and Martin Marietta) that resulted in the...