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Lean Leader Course Launches in FebruaryJanuary 19, 2023 - 3:46 pm
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Identifying Value and Waste
/in NewsA central focus of Lean is finding process steps that add value, and identifying and reducing those that don’t add value from the customer’s perspective. In the May, 2019 edition of Digger magazine, Editor Curt Kipp takes a look at how some Oregon nurseries have increased productivity and improved workplace morale by thoughtfully applying this concept in […]
Digger Magazine Coverage of Oregon Lean Consortium
/in NewsDigger magazine recently posted news of the Oregon Lean Consortium’s 2019 launch. Check out the story here! The longstanding industry magazine is published by the Oregon Association of Nurseries, a non-profit trade association that represents more than 700 individual nursery stock producers, retailers, landscapers and related companies serving the nursery and greenhouse industry.
Oregon Lean Consortium launches new program year
/in NewsThe Oregon Lean Consortium welcomed two new companies as it launched its 2019 program year with a planning workshop on January 15. Seven diverse horticulture businesses will work together on process improvement for the next 12 months: Bailey Nurseries, Yamhill Eshraghi Nursery, Hillsboro JLPN Liners, Salem Marion Ag Service, Saint Paul Peoria Gardens, Albany Robinson […]