The Peters Company

Our team spent some time at JLPN, Inc. with owner John Lewis and members of his team discussing the Lean transformation of this third-generation tree seedling and liner grower.  Lewis asserts that “Lean is the single biggest contributing factor to our continued business growth and success.” He is joined by three members of his team, who […]

Hosted at Al’s Garden and Home, Sherwood Oregon The Peters Company was honored to support the transformation of receiving product at Al’s Garden & Home, the largest full-service independent garden center in the Willamette Valley. Read on to learn how one of the Pacific Northwest’s top garden retailers applied Lean principles to cut days off

Hosted at Robinson Nursery, McMinnville Oregon Lean principles apply to every type of organization, not just manufacturing. Using effective process improvement methods, the Peters Company helped Robinson Nursery create better lean shipping in their operation. Robinson Nursery is a premiere grower of Bareroot Shade/Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, and we’re proud to post this case study published in their October

Hosted at Botanical Designs, Seattle Washington The Washington Lean Consortium came together to improve productivity and flow in the plant yard of Botanical Designs, an innovative commercial landscaping company that provides high-impact interior and exterior business landscapes and professional plant maintenance for customers in Seattle and the greater King County area. Botanical Designs’ plant yard

Hosted at Yamhill County Elections Office The Problem The Yamhill County Clerk’s Office in McMinnville, Oregon – among other duties and responsibilities – processes election ballots at least once or twice per year. This process is accomplished primarily by temporary Election Board Workers, working in pairs (each from different political parties), who are required to

Hosted at Smith Gardens, Aurora OR The Problem At Smith Gardens in Aurora, Oregon – a greenhouse operation that serves customers throughout the Pacific Northwest – the process of selecting hanging baskets was unstable and no standard work was established, including the determination of crew size. The product was batch-pulled using a large scissor lift,

Hosted at Smith Gardens, Marysville WA The Problem A grower in Marysville, Washington has large expanses of property, with plants grown both in greenhouses and in the field. Consequently, golf carts were used as a clean mode of transportation for maintenance crew members to work around the site. Each crew member had a different set