Advancing EHS using Lean and Six Sigma
May 22-23, 2007
General Mills
Minneapolis, MN

Final Workshop Agenda

Learning to See: How Lean and Six Sigma Techniques can drive EHS results
John Harris, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Eli Lilly

Comparing Continuous Improvement Approaches: Key Concepts and Tools of Lean and Six Sigma
Kent Myhrman, Minnesota Technology, Inc.
Mike Wells, Safety Director and Six Sigma Green Belt, 3M
Tom Goodwin, Master Black Belt, Motorola

Moving from 5S to 6S at Eaton Corporation
Ernie Kulik, Environmental Program Manager, Eaton Corporation

Applying Cause and Effects Analysis at Tyco International
Marc VanderWal, Sr. Program Director and Six Sigma Black Belt, Earth Tech

Hands On Exercise: Value Stream Mapping
Catherine Greener, Managing Director, Domani
Jenni Cawein, Corporate Environmental Manager, Baxter Healthcare Corp.
Rob Currie, Director EHS, Baxter Healthcare Corp.

Bringing it Together: Using Lean and Six Sigma to Achieve Sustainability
Mike Sklar, Manager Center for Excellence, DTE Energy
Jason Schulist, Director of Continuous Improvement, DTE Energy

Case Studies: Integrating EHS with Lean Six Sigma Initiatives to Drive Results Across the Value Chain
Dave Sordi, Manager Environmental Engineering, Ingersoll Rand
Tom Goodwin, Master Black Belt, Motorola
Leonard Sarapas, Corporate Director of EHS, Boston Scientific and Scott Smith, Ergonomics Practice Leader & Black Belt, EORM

Overcoming Challenges to Integrating Lean and Six Sigma with EHS
Paul Narog, Manager of Environmental Operations, 3M
Ernie Kulik, Environmental Program Manager, Eaton Corporation
David Crisman, Corporate EHS Manager, HB Fuller Company

Additional Lean and Six Sigma Resources and Web Sites:

Reference List provided with Workshop Materials

Alcan's EHS First Website- This website provides information on how the EHS FIRSTTM Management System at Alcan has integrated CI into EHS Management.

EPA's Lean Manufacturing and Environment Initiative

Green Suppliers Network Lean and Clean Tools
This page includes Lean and Clean Training Modules which can be downloaded and adopted for your use as a service of EPA.

iSixSigma- This website includes articles, tools and resources for implementing Six Sigma quality, total quality management, ISO9000, and process improvements programs. It also included the Six Sigma calculator referenced at the workshop.

US EPA Lean and Environment Toolkit- This toolkit assembles practical experience collected by the US EPA from a group of partner companies and organizations that have experience with coordinating Lean implementation and environmental management. The toolkit builds on work conducted and research sponsored by EPA's Lean Manufacturing and Environment Initiative