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Quality at the Automat: The Fast Food Vending Machine Restaurant

We celebrate a time gone by and the food quality at the Automat. Automat in Manhattan, New York City – 1939 Source: New York Public Library Digital Collection Long gone now, the Horn and Hardart Automat debuted in Philadelphia in 1902 and Manhattan in 1912.  The last Automat closed in New York City in 1991. [...]

2024-10-26T11:35:49-06:00By |0 Comments

Lean and Six Sigma in Pipeline Transportation

“The pipeline transport market consists of sales of pipeline transportation services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders, and partnerships) that use transmission pipelines to transport various products, such as crude oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and slurry.” The global pipeline transport market is expected to grow to $183.29 billion in 2026.* We’ll [...]

2024-10-12T11:53:44-06:00By |0 Comments

Lean and Six Sigma in Bridge Construction

The global bridge construction market size reached US$ 1,138.4 Billion in 2023.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in bridge construction and finish with a video of how suspension bridges are built in deep water. *Source  Lean Six Sigma Applied to Bridge Improvement In a paper titled “Lean Sigma Application for Bridge [...]

2024-10-05T11:39:33-06:00By |0 Comments

Lean and Six Sigma For Disaster Response

In 2021, the Emergency Event Database (EM-DAT) recorded 432 disastrous events related to natural hazards worldwide.* The statistics for human-made disasters are harder to come by. Lean and Six Sigma methodologies aid in improving disaster response. We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma and finish with a video on recommendations for workers in [...]

2024-09-21T15:00:51-06:00By |0 Comments

Lean and Six Sigma Applications in Inkjet Printers

  The global inkjet printing market size was valued at USD 101.23 billion in 2023 and reached USD 109.73 billion in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma and finish with a video of the engineering behind inkjet printers. *Source  Implementing Six Sigma in a Manufacturing Process for Inkjet Printers Circuit Cartridges [...]

2024-09-15T10:45:22-06:00By |0 Comments

Customs Processes and Lean and Six Sigma Applications

Clearing customs is a necessary part of international trade. We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in customs processes from Malaysia, Brazil, and Russia and finish with a video of how customs clearance works.   DMAIC Used to Establish a Benchmark for Paperwork Clearance: Malaysia In a paper titled “Standard Time of Import [...]

Lean and Six Sigma in Natural Gas Distribution

The market size, measured by revenue, of the US Natural Gas Distribution industry was USD $193.1bn in 2023.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in natural gas distribution and finish with a video of how a major utility handles natural gas distribution. *Source   Lean Transformation of a Company: The Journey A presentation [...]

Lean and Six Sigma and Pilot Training

The global pilot training market size is projected to grow from $8.09 billion in 2023 to $20.02 billion by 2030.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in pilot training and finish with a video of 10 things to know about being an airline pilot. *Source   Using Six Sigma DMAIC to Reduce [...]

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