Berea College

At the Office of Continuous Improvement, we offer two groups of services that can help your office or team improve its efficiency. The first group is called Quick Improvement Solutions, and the second group is called Green Belt Certification and Facilitation. Click on <a href="https://next.berea.edu/continuous-improvement/become-green-belt-certified">this link </a>to learn more about our Green Belt Certification service.

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Under our Quick Improvement Solutions service, we partner with divisions, departments, or individuals to review processes and find ways to make work easier. We offer solutions to common workplace challenges, including but not limited to, space organization, standardization, and visual management.

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While “Spring Cleaning” helps declutter your closet once each year —this is not a long-lasting solution. Instead of just cleaning, we use the LEAN methodology of “5S” to Sort out waste and Sustain order in a physical (or digital) space for longer. <a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ci/wp-content/uploads/sites/115/2023/04/5S-Service-Infographic.png">Click here to see a bigger version of this image.</a>

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-95985" src="https://bereafaust.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/5S-Service-Infographic-109x300.png" alt="How we “5S” a workspace. First step: 1st Meeting and Training. Second step: Sorting. Third step: Setting in Place. Fourth step: Shining and Scanning. Fifth step: Standardization." width="109" height="300" />

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Space Organization

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Creating a culture of “best practices” in the workplace can be challenging for any team. Through facilitation, we find solutions that standardize processes for your team. Our staff can design templates, forms, and checklists to help your team create quality standards that can sustain your office’s culture of best practices. <a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ci/wp-content/uploads/sites/115/2023/04/Standardization-Service-Infographic.png">Click here to see a bigger version of this image.</a>

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-95987" src="https://bereafaust.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Standardization-Service-Infographic-120x300.png" alt="Our Standardization Service. First step: Initial meeting and training. Second step: Tools brainstorming. Third step: Designing. Fourth step: Testing. Fifth step: Follow Up." width="120" height="300" />

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Standardization

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Some of the main challenges in today’s workplace include keeping track of individual and team tasks. Following LEAN methodology, our office can help you create a customized “Work In Progress” (WIP) Board. WIP boards can help you avoid missing deadlines and better track ongoing projects. <a href="https://legacy.berea.edu/ci/wp-content/uploads/sites/115/2023/04/WIP-Board-Service-Infographic.png">Click here to see a bigger version of this image.</a>

<img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-95986" src="https://bereafaust.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/WIP-Board-Service-Infographic-120x300.png" alt="How we design work-in-progress boards. First step: Consultation. Second step: Design. Third step: Implementation. Fourth step: Advising. Fifth step: Follow up." width="120" height="300" />

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