The provision of child protection services varies around the world.* We’ll look at some applications of Lean and Six Sigma in child protective services in the United States from Oklahoma, California, Arizona and Tennessee and finish with a video on what a job with such an agency is like. *Source [This report gives examples from [...]
The global wine cork market size was valued at USD 5.7 billion in 2021.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in cork production and finish with a video of how cork is harvested and wine corks are made. *Source Applying Lean Methods to Improve Cork Stopper Production: Portugal In a paper [...]
The global rope market size was valued at USD 12.90 billion in 2022*. We’ll look at applications of Lean in plastic and wire rope making and finish with a video on how traditional ropes have been made for hundreds of years. *Source Lean Manufacturing Applied in Plastic Rope Manufacture: India In a case study [...]
Over 86,000 credit unions operate in 118 countries worldwide.* We’ll examine Lean and Six Sigma in credit unions and finish with a video explaining what a credit union is and how it compares to traditional banks. *Source Process Improvement in Credit Unions In a report titled “Operational Efficiency: Process Improvement Opportunities for Credit Unions,” [...]
In 2019, the most recent year for which data is available, some 11.36 million plastic surgery procedures were carried out around the world, along with another 13.6 million nonsurgical procedures.* We’ll look at several applications of Lean Six Sigma in plastic surgery and finish with a video on being a plastic surgeon whether cosmetic or [...]
Anesthesia is critical around the world in order to prevent patients from feeling pain during operations and other procedures. Anesthesiology is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in that practice and finish with a video [...]
In 2015, across the OECD-developed countries, 19.5% of the adult population was obese. This rate ranged from less than 6% in Korea and Japan to more than 30% in Hungary, New Zealand, Mexico, and the United States. More than one in four adults is obese in Australia, Canada, Chile, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.* [...]
Global rice consumption for 2023/24 is anticipated to reach an unprecedented 523.9 million tons.* The global rice market size was valued at USD 287.45 billion in 2021** We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma to rice production in Thailand, Australia, and Indonesia and finish with a video of how rice is processed. [...]
Labor Unions formed in England in the early 19th century with the Industrial Revolution. The formation of the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) in Philadelphia in 1794 marks the beginning of sustained trade union organization among American workers.* We’ll look at applications of Lean to unions and finish with a short video on the [...]
Every country in the world has a court system presided over by the judiciary. Lean and Six Sigma can play a role in improving the quality of the courts and the associated legal system. We’ll look at several applications and finish with a video talk of the dangers of using predictive algorithms in criminal justice. [...]
