The Pineapple Market size is expected to grow from USD 27.08 billion in 2023 to USD 36.80 billion by 2028.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in Pineapple production and finish with a video of pineapple growing, harvesting, and products. *Source Using a Modified Form of Toyota Production System on a Pineapple Farm In a [...]
The Global Banana Market size is estimated at USD 141.97 billion in 2025.* See the following source for the top 10 banana producing countries as of 2024.** We’ll look at Six Sigma, quality and productivity in the banana industry and finish with a video of bananas from their beginning, to harvesting to production. *Source **Source Six Sigma Model [...]
As of 2024, the global chocolate industry is worth $127.9 billion USD. See the source for current chocolate statistics (Market Data 2024).* We’ll look at several applications of Lean and Six Sigma in the chocolate industry and finish with a video of how chocolate is made from the beans. *Source Six Sigma Used to Determine Cocoa [...]
The global tofu market size was valued at USD 2.97 Billion in 2024.* We’ll look at Lean and Six Sigma applications in the production of tofu and finish with a video of how tofu is made. *Source Using the Six Sigma Method in Tofu Production In a paper titled “Product Quality Development Analysis with Six [...]
[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 seafood market size is estimated at 720.76 billion USD in 2024.* We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma from Portugal, India, Indonesia, and South Africa and finish with a video of how crabs, oysters, and sole are harvested and processed. *Source Applying Lean Manufacturing to Fish and Shellfish Processing: Portugal In a [...]
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. [...]
Poultry consumption around the world falls into two main categories: meat and eggs. There are a variety of birds that are used in the poultry industry: chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, partridges, pheasants and others. Lean and Six Sigma methods are used to improve production and quality, whether for meat or eggs. We’ll look at several [...]
Tomatoes are classified as a fruit not a vegetable. Accordingly, tomatoes are the most frequently eaten fruit in the world. Global production of tomatoes was estimated to be 44.19 million tons in 2023.* We’ll look at quality in tomato production and finish with a video of how a particular variety of tomatoes are grown commercially. [...]
Grocery store shopping is part of everyday life in most of the world. We’ll look at applications of Lean and Six Sigma in grocery stores in Saudi Arabia, Portugal, and Turkey and see a video of what grocery shopping is like in Japan. Lean Manufacturing in Grocery Stores: Saudi Arabia In a case study [...]
