Streamlining a Successful Business Launch Using Lean Six Sigma With the DiFriscos of Hell n' Blazes Brewing Company
Summary: <br> This month we’ll visit with visit with the DiFrisco Family who successfully launched the Hell n’ Blazes Brewing Company with process improvement principles and a tap room for doggies.<br> We’ll bring you an app that let’s you pull all your social media into one place while remaining a slacker. In the news, we’ll hear about how a southern California city and its university got together for the good of their citizens and how Nike is breaking new ground by using Lean principles to alleviate sweatshop conditions. We’ll honor the Father of Quality, <a href="https://goleansixsigma.com/dr-w-edwards-deming-grand-daddy-quality/">Dr. Deming</a>, by celebrating his birthday along with the fact that his lessons still predict success for companies like CVS in today’s marketplace. And for this month’s Q&A we’ll find out what to do with questions that have already been answered for you. Iced coffee season might be coming to an end for some of us, so join us with your beverage of choice this month at the Just-In-Time Cafe!<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Also Listen On:<br> <br> <a href="https://youtu.be/9NUaMskhmnU"></a><br> <br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/just-in-time-cafe/id1082077188?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/goleansixsigmacom/justintime-cafe?refid=stpr" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Timeline<br> <br> * 2:40 Appetizer of the Day <br> <br> * <a href="http://slack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Slack</a><br> <br> <br> * 5:00 Bulletin Board<br> <br> * <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/city-san-diego-teams-uc-124500384.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City of San Diego Teams Up With UC San Diego Extension to Improve Customer Service and Increase Productivity</a><br> * <a href="https://hbr.org/2016/05/can-lean-manufacturing-put-an-end-to-sweatshops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?</a><br> <br> <br> * 9:59 Tools of the Trade <br> <br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Crisis-Press-Edwards-Deming/dp/0262541157" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Out of Crisis by Dr. W. Edwards Deming</a><br> <br> <br> * 15:45 Special Request<br> <br> * What if you are asked to take on a Lean Six Sigma project in an area where the leaders within that department already have a solution in mind and they don’t want to go through the “hassle” of Lean Six Sigma?<br> <br> <br> * 19:00 Today’s Special<br> <br> * Interview with Jonathan & Clare DiFrisco of <a href="http://www.hellnblazesbrewing.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hell n’ Blazes Brewing Company</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Tools Referenced<br> <br> * <a href="http://slack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Slack</a><br> * <a href="http://finance.yahoo.com/news/city-san-diego-teams-uc-124500384.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City of San Diego Teams Up With UC San Diego Extension to Improve Customer Service and Increase Productivity</a><br> * <a href="https://hbr.org/2016/05/can-lean-manufacturing-put-an-end-to-sweatshops" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Can Lean Manufacturing Put an End to Sweatshops?</a><br> * <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Crisis-Press-Edwards-Deming/dp/0262541157" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Out of Crisis by Dr. W. Edwards Deming</a><br> <br> <br> Podcast Transcript<br> Welcome to the Just-In-Time Cafe, GoLeanSixSigma.com’s official podcast, where we help you build your problem solving muscles. We share best practices from over 20 years of success helping organizations from the Fortune 500, to small and medium size business, to government achieve their goals using Lean Six Sigma.<br> Introduction<br> Tracy: Hey, Elisabeth.<br> Elisabeth: Hello, Tracy. <br> Tracy: How are you today?<br>
