Children's Medical Center, Dallas, has built upon their Lean efforts to engage employees in a new "green initiative," reinforced the dual Lean principles of "Respect for People" and reducing waste.

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"Respect, develop, and empower employees. The members of the laboratory’s LEAN Green Team have been given the power to improve the lab in ways outside of their job descriptions, and all employees can be involved and offer ideas for improvement. All laboratory employees are encouraged to add value in ways that provide both professional and personal fulfillment. One way to do this is to join a committee with a focus aligned with a personal interest, and the LEAN Green Team is an option if one is passionate about being green."

Learn how Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) is striving to be the "best at getting better".

Auto supplier Nexteer Automotive has adapted motion analysis software used by athletes to improve processes as part of its lean manufacturing effort.the three components the software relies on for success—time, motion, and quality—are relevant to the plant floor. Applications include placing a camera into a cutting machine and slowing down the footage to ensure the machine makes the right motion every time or making sure machine operators are using the same walk path for efficiency. (Quality Digest)

Companies overlook the single biggest opportunity they have to go green -- using lean management for  simplifying, streamlining, and optimizing processes. (Exchange)

A brief article summarizes the work and some results of Process Improvement Team, or PIT Crews, using lean thinking in local government in Collinsville, MO.