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Oregon Lean Group Gains National Attention
/in NewsWilsonville, OR – August 24, 2016 The Oregon Nursery Lean Consortium has captured a national spotlight this month with a cover feature in the June issue of Nursery Management magazine. The national publication provides top news and exclusive research, as well as technical and business management content to more than 16,000 wholesale growers throughout North […]
The Power of Process
/in NewsNursery Management magazine, June 2016. The sun is not yet up, and a small group of professionals from nurseries and greenhouses in Oregon’s Willamette Valley have gathered before the work crew arrives, for an activity that will change the way a nursery does a business process…for the better. A new consortium has been launched in […]
Eliminating Waste with Lean
/in NewsDigger magazine, May 2016 Lean processes result in greater value for growers and their customers. Another method nurseries are using to become more efficient and improve productivity is called Lean. Lean is a way of identifying, reducing and eliminating waste in business processes. Also known as the Toyota Production System, Lean recognizes that the concept […]