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Stretch to Workplace Safety
Materials Management team drastically reduced workplace injuries when it involved the whole team in healthy prevention strategies, including start-of-shift stretches.
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Why This Matters
- On-the-job injuries are preventable and costly.
Test of Change
- Adding a stretch routine to daily morning huddles
Fully Stocked for Less Money
This team is saving thousands of dollars by using computer spreadsheets to track inventory and reduce waste.
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Why This Matters
- Efficient inventory process saves money and reduces frustration.
Test of Change
- Creating electronic record-keeping system
Steering Away from Outsourcing
Couriers saved more than $145,000 in five months after they reconfigured routes, purchased better software to track pickups and deliveries and equipped drivers with smartphones.
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Why This Matters
- Reducing our reliance on outside couriers and investing in technology improves affordability and timely pick-up and delivery of packages .
Test of Change
- Changing routes and bringing contracted routes in house
Coming In From the Cold
Packages get where they need to go quickly –instead of piling up outside in the snow
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Why This Matters
- Supplies and other deliveries are kept safe and secure, delivered quickly and efficiently
Test of Change
- Conduct a motion analysis of sorting and delivering packages