As of 2021, the percentage of people aged 15+ who have a credit card in 121 countries where data was available ranged from 0% in Afghanistan to a high of 82.74% in Canada. The average percentage across the 121 countries was 22.6%.* We’ll look at two applications in two different credit card units of a [...]
There are over 41,700 airports globally. They provide commercial service, cargo service, and general aviation.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in airport services and finish with a video of what it’s like to be a ramp service agent at London City Airport. *Source Airport Services Defined: Airport Services means services provided to [...]
The global frozen food market size is expected to reach USD 504.41 billion by 2030 from 265.13 billion in 2022.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in the frozen food industry and finish with a video on the history of frozen foods and the role of Birds Eye. *Source Six Sigma Applied [...]
There are many types of water heaters: solar, electric, on-demand, storage-tank, gas, conventional, andtankless water heaters. You can even find coal and wood-fired water heaters. The global water heatermarket size will grow from $37.29 billion in 2023 to $40.94 billion in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in water heater production and [...]
As of 2018 there were some 60,000 multinational corporations worldwide, controlling more than 500,000 subsidiaries. They are responsible for half of international trade.* Multinational corporations work across multiple countries with different cultures. Lean and Six Sigma implementations must take these multicultural environments into account if the implementations are to be successful. We’ll look at recommendations [...]
[NOTE: Technically tomatoes are a fruit. However, around the world they are marketed as vegetables.] We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in vegetable packing and finish with a video of potato processing and packaging. Using Lean Six Sigma and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to Improve Vegetable Packing A case study titled “Improving [...]
The global mattress market size was valued at USD 52.45 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 54.75 billion in 2024*. We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in the mattress industry and finish with a video of making a latex mattress. *Source Lean Manufacturing Improves Shipping and Capacity In a [...]
By some estimates, there are more than 2,000 different types of cheese in the world.* The global cheese market size was valued at USD 187.42 billion in 2023 and is projected to grow from USD 191.94 billion in 2024 to USD 287.12 billion by 2032** We’ll take a look at Lean and Six Sigma applications [...]
In 2022/23, palm oil consumption amounted to around 78 million metric tons worldwide. That figure is projected to decrease to approximately 77 million metric tons during 2023/24.* Some 80% of palm oil is used for human consumption: margarine, basic vegetable fat, food oil, cooking oil and specialist fats. It is also used to make derivatives [...]
The global air conditioning systems market size was valued at USD 119.36 billion.* We’ll look at the applications of Lean and Six Sigma in air conditioner manufacturing and finish with a video of air conditioner manufacturing processes. *Source Integrating Value Stream Mapping and DMAIC for Air Conditioner Assembly Improvement In a case study titled “Integration [...]
