Waste Identification Workshops & Floor Walks
One-day waste-walk training plus 90 minutes on the floor identifying the 8 wastes in real time. Teams routinely log 30+ waste observations and self-charter quick wins that cut overtime within 60 days.
Industry solutions
Lean Six Sigma for Logistics & Distribution
Waste-identification workshops, process mapping, and Yellow Belt & Green Belt certification built for distribution centers, fulfillment operations, and logistics teams.
−28%
Overtime reduction in 60 days
$180K
Annualized savings from a single waste walk
42
Waste observations logged in one workshop
Common challenges in logistics
Why logistics teams call us
- Frontline teams 'too busy to improve' while overtime climbs
- Hidden waste in receiving, put-away, replenishment, and pick paths
- Shift-to-shift variation that erases standard work over time
- Cycle counts and quality escapes that recur despite repeated fixes
- Standard work that lives in a binder nobody opens
Logistics · Featured case study
Regional distribution center — waste walk
The frontline team felt 'too busy' to improve, but overtime kept climbing month after month. One day of waste-walk training plus 90 minutes on the floor surfaced 42 waste observations and 6 quick wins the team self-chartered.
- 42 waste observations logged in a single workshop
- 6 quick wins chartered by the frontline team itself
- Overtime dropped 28% within 60 days
- $180K annualized savings — no headcount change required
−28%
Overtime reduction in 60 days
How we help
Lean Six Sigma solutions built for logistics
Every engagement is scoped to your real processes, your terminology, and your business goals — not generic case studies.
Process Mapping for End-to-End Distribution Flow
Cross-functional mapping of receiving through put-away, pick, pack, and ship to surface hidden handoffs, redundant scans, and rework loops. Quantifies handoff and wait-time issues most teams have learned to live with.
Standard Work & Visual Management on the Floor
Documented standard work for high-variation tasks, with visual job aids at the point of use and an audit cadence that holds the gain. Onboarding time typically drops in half once standard work is in place.
Yellow Belt Certification for Frontline & Supervisors
Yellow Belt (2 days, on-site or virtual) for pickers, packers, supervisors, and shift leads. Builds shared improvement language across shifts and gives the floor permission and tools to surface waste every day.
Recommended workshops
Workshops most-used in logistics
Waste Identification Workshops
Train your team to spot the 8 wastes in everyday work and turn observations into improvement projects.
Learn moreProcess Mapping Workshops
Visualize how work actually flows so your team can see waste, handoffs, and bottlenecks clearly.
Learn moreOperational Excellence Workshops
Build the systems, behaviors, and metrics that make excellence repeatable — not accidental.
Learn moreStandard Work Development
Capture the best known way to do the work — and create the foundation for every future improvement.
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Frequently asked questions
“My team always told me they were too busy to improve. Two hours of waste-walking on the floor and they came back with 42 observations and six ideas they wanted to run themselves. Overtime is down 28% and I haven't had to push a single one of them.”
DC General Manager, sponsor
Regional distribution center — frontline waste-walk workshop
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Cut overtime, dwell time, and rework in your DC
Most distribution centers are sitting on 20–30% of overtime savings their frontline teams could surface in a single waste walk. Tell us your toughest metric and we'll recommend the fastest path.