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Lean Leader Course Launches in FebruaryJanuary 19, 2023 - 3:46 pm
2022 Elizabeth PetersNurseries Work Together to Solve Labor Challenges and Reduce WasteSeptember 3, 2022 - 12:35 pm
Lean Presentations from 2022 Farwest ShowAugust 25, 2022 - 3:00 pm
The Peters Company Highlighted in Oregon Business Magazine
/in NewsRick and Elizabeth Peters were sourced in “The Change Makers,” a story by Amy Milshtein of Oregon Business magazine. The piece looks at Oregon consulting firms, what works in the sector, and some of the characteristics that make consultancy effective. “Sometimes we get called in because there’s a broken process,” says Rick, “but there’s also […]
Oregon Lean Consortium Open To New Members
/in NewsAfter another successful program year, the Oregon Lean Consortium is now open to new members for 2020. The Oregon Lean Consortium is a tight-knit group of companies that learn Lean principles and methods, then apply them in each other’s businesses. Each company engages three people who are trained and serve on improvement events—called “kaizen”—at different […]
‘Lean’ nurseries boost productivity
/in NewsPhoto By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press – Published Jan 10, 2020 Mateusz Perkowski of the Capital Press newspaper recently highlighted ways nurseries have effectively applied Lean principles in the past year. The story quoted three businesses who have deployed Lean principles to identify and reduce waste in processes: Peoria Gardens of Albany, Weyerhaeuser Turner Regeneration, and JLPN of […]