Waste Not, Want Not
By applying Lean Six Sigma practices, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools' Graphic Production Center was able to reduce its paper waste by 90 percent, resulting in potential additional revenue of $64,000 annually.
Sorting the Waste
To understand exactly how this waste was being generated, Griffin created standard operating procedures for sorting paper waste into these four categories. Then he trained the staff on sorting procedures, including which type of waste went into which containers. The containers were labeled and placed strategically throughout the shop. The paper was then weighed to see how much paper waste the shop was generating.
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