Resources

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Audio/Podcasts

• Health and Safety Challenges and Solutions for Small Businesses (Podcast)
  IES Extension Specialist Wendy Laing discusses the challenges facing businesses and how the online course Safety and Health Management Systems for Small Businesses can help companies address these challenges.

Brochures

• 2009 Environmental, Safety and Health Catalog

• 2009 Lean Health Care 100 Dates

• 2009 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Black Belt Dates

• 2009 OSHA Training Institute (OTI) Catalog

• ExporTech

• Health Care Referrals

• Lean, Green and Clean and TEES

• Manager of Environmental Safety and Health (MESH Brochure)

• Master Black Belt Certificate Program

• Practical Project Management/ Team Power

• Quality Management Systems 2009

• Shingo Prize Implementation Services and Training

• Southeastern OSHA Training Institute 2010 Calendar

Links

• A Carmaker As A Model For A Hospital?
  Seattle's Virginia Mason Hospital Studies Toyota For Efficiency Ideas

• Audit Recommends Private Sector Efficiency Process to Streamline DENR
  Lean Workshop conducted by IES helps the state of NC discover how it could speed up the process of approving air quality permits.

• Baldrige National Quality Program
  Enhancing the competitiveness, quality, and productivity of U.S. organizations for the benefit of all residents.

• BLNC
  Business Link North Carolina (BLNC) helps businesses find resources.

• Carolina Star Safety Programs
  The Carolina Star and Rising Star programs are sponsored by the NC Department of Labor Occupational Safety & Health Division and recognize employers with excellent safety and health programs that meet specific safety and health performance criteria.

• eLearning @ artoflean.com: Discussion on TPS Implementation
  Art Smalley's eLearning course on TPS implementation.

• eLearning @ artoflean.com: Introduction to Basic Stability
  Benefit from Art Smalley's lean knowledge.

• eLearning @ artoflean.com: Introduction to Creating Level Pull
  Lean eLearning course from Art Smalley.

• EPA Sector Notebooks
  Find comprehensive industry specific environmental profiles, process information, pollution prevention techniques, regulatory requirements, pollutant release data, and more.

• FDA's ALERT Initiative
  

• Flu.gov
  Resources, information and news to help you know what to do about the flu!

• Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence
  Criteria from the National Baldrige Quality Program.

• Lean Enterprise Institute
  LEI's global mission is to be the leading educators for society in maximizing value and minimizing waste. To accomplish this goal, LEI develops and advances lean principles, tools, and techniques designed to enable positive change.

• MESH Facebook Page
  Stay up to date with MESH events and network with other MESH participants.

• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
  The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes.

• NC Center for Hospital Quality and Patient Safety
  Partnering with IES to provide lean healthcare solutions.

• NC OSH
  

• NIST National Quality Program
  Information on quality, NIST, and the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

• North Carolina Aerospace Initiative
  The North Carolina Aerospace Initiative was established to promote, improve, and expand aerospace industry in the state. It focuses on three areas: applied research, aerospace education, and industry promotion.

• North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
  Contains links to information, programs, and educational resources for agriculture and life sciences.

• North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
  Information on state environmental issues, regulations, news, and a calendar of events. Also contains links to DENR regional offices and divisions/agencies.

• North Carolina Hospitals
  Links to hospitals in North Carolina.

• North Carolina Recycling Association (NCRA)
  Includes information on NCRA councils, publications, workshops, and links to other recycling resources.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
  A division of the US Department of Labor, OSHA regulates safety and health in work environments.

• Product Development Management Association
  Carolinas chapter for product and service innovation, development and management.

• Productivity Press
  

• Safety and Health Council of NC
  

• Safety and Health Management Systems for Small Businesses
  Now, any business of any size can invest in safety by taking this online course.

• SafetyInfo.com
  Covers an extensive list of safety topics for site members and guests.

• Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing
  

• Society of Manufacturing Engineers
  

• Superior Energy Performance - Plant Energy - Efficiency Certification Program
  

• Supply Chain Resource Consortium
  An Industry/University partnership for supply chain research and education.

• The Association for Manufacturing Excellence
  

• The EnviroLink Library
  A comprehensive resource for environmental information.

• The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
  National site

• TSSC, Inc.
  TSSC, Inc. has been established to share TPS know-how with North American organizations that have a true desire to learn and adopt TPS.

• U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management
  This server provides information services to EM HQ, field sites, regulatory agencies, the public, and other stakeholders.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  Information on federal as well as local environmental issues, programs, laws and regulations, and links to many other environmental resources can be found here.

• US Department of Energy
  An extensive site featuring articles, headlines and news, and recent research in energy division throughout the country.

• US Department of Energy - Save Energy Now Program
  

• Water Resources Research Institute of UNC
  Contains information about the Institute, news, research, and upcoming workshops, seminars, and conferences.

Other

• ISO 9001 Signs of Success
  See the clients who IES has helped to become ISO 9000 registered.

• Lean Health Care Transformation Program Information
  

• Lean Healthcare FAQ
  

• NCAfE Process Booklet
  

• OSHA's Region 4 News: December 2008
  

• OSHA's Region 4 News: September 2009
  September 09 edition.

• Six Sigma Executive Overview Slides
  

Research

• Engagement Through Information: Supporting Technology Commercialization
  Boulay, D., Worley, C., Barnes, M. "Engagement Through Information: Supporting Technology Commercialization." Journal of Agricultural & Food Information, Vol. 9(4), 2008.

• Improving Medication Delivery using Systems Engineering Approach
  Mazur, L.M., Chen, S.-J., “Improving Medication Delivery using Systems Engineering Approach,” Proceedings of Industrial Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, Tennessee, May 2007.

• Project Task Coordination Using Design Structure Matrix and Genetic Algorithm
  Mazur, L.M., Chen, S.-J., Sasiadek, M., Kielec R. and Semik W., “Project Task Coordination Using Design Structure Matrix and Genetic Algorithm,” Proceedings of Portland International Conference on Management of Engineering and Technology, Portland, Oregon, July 2005

• Understanding and Reducing Waste Due to Medication Errors via Systems Mapping and Analysis
  Mazur, L.M. and Chen, S.-J., “Understanding and Reducing Waste Due to Medication Errors via Systems Mapping and Analysis”, Health Care Management Science, vol. 11; pp. 55-65, 2008.

Videos

• Cable Assembly Lean Video Testimonial

• Holt Sublimation Printing Testimonial: Eureka! Winning Ways

• Southern Vinyl's Lean Journey

• Why Six Sigma?

White Papers

• Hickory Chair's "secret weapon": Employees

• How Safe is the Food We Eat?

• Lean Tools Used in Iraq

• Making the Workplace Safer, One Graduate at a Time

• Projects are the Key to Success with Six Sigma

• Quality Management Systems Connect to the Ultimate Customer

• Six Sigma Success Requires Management Support

• The Greening of Industry – Confusion or Opportunity?

• The Way to Excellence Isn’t Easy – Just Vital

• Transition to RoHS: The Seven Common Pitfalls to Avoid

• Wanted: Companies to Grow Their Business

• What is HAZWOPER?

• What the FDA's Food Protection Plan Means to Industry

• Why is it so difficult for an organization to stay on course?