Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common lung disease causing restricted airflow and breathing problems. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide, causing 3.5 million deaths in 2021, approximately 5% of all global deaths.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications and finish with a video on [...]
Military supply-chain management is a cross-functional approach to procuring, producing and delivering products and services for military material applications. Military supply chain management includes sub-suppliers, suppliers, internal information and funds flow* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma and finish with an overview video of how ancient Roman armies were supplied. *Source Improving [...]
In 2024, China was the largest producer of pork globally, accounting for 48.4% of production with 55.9 million metric tons.* We’ll look at discussions of Lean and Six Sigma in swine production and finish with a video of a breeding farm. *Source Managing Swine Production Processes In a report titled “Managing complex processes in agricultural [...]
Hiring good employees is a goal for organizations around the world. We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma for improving the hiring process and finish with a video of what an internal corporate recruiter says in the interview process and what it really means. Lean Six Sigma in the Hiring Process In a [...]
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 [...]
