1. Lean & Green Operations in Local NEPA Fitness Centers
BA 395 Independent Research
Ryan Clifford
Nick DiPaolo
Eddie Pearson
Dr. Jennifer Edmonds

2. Project Introduction Dr. Jennifer Edmonds
What does it mean to be LEAN? Ryan Clifford
What does it mean to be GREEN?Nick DiPaolo
What does this mean for Fitness Centers?Eddie Pearson
Next StepsDr. Jennifer Edmonds
Your questions are welcome at any time
3. Going LEAN
4. What is LEAN?
A manufacturing improvement approach based on the premise that work is accompanied waste or non-value-added effort that should be minimized or eliminated
Standardizes and drives waste out of any process
5. Steps to becoming LEAN
Practicing 2 Core Principles
Continuous Improvement
Respect for People (Employee Empowerment)
Cut out commanding and controlling
Supported from the top down and executed from the bottom up
6. How to Become a LEAN Business
Using one or more resources to convert inputs into outputs, these outputs then serve as the next stages inputs until a known goal is reached

What does this mean?

7. Each step in every process serves a purpose in the next step 8. Every tangible/intangible item is used efficiently and effectively (Employees/ Time)