Vivarium Operational Excellence Network
VOE-Network Mission:
“The Vivarium Operational Excellence Network’s mission is to promote and exchange innovative methods and knowledge for managing animal programs around the world”
“The Vivarium Operational Excellence Network’s mission is to promote and exchange innovative methods and knowledge for managing animal programs around the world”
How Lean Practices can Help in a Crisis
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Practice makes perfect...
Author Michael Balle gives us a an idea of the how preparing for the small daily crises can help with dealing with the large-scale crises like COVID-19. Michael reminds us that "Faced with any problem, our instinct is to correct, rework, or reschedule. What lean asks us to do is look at the smallest incidents and ask “why?” so that we can create recognizable repeated experiences and learn to do the task with less risk of a glitch, a breakage or an outage. In my wine-glass analogy (in the article), this would be realizing the wine glasses are stored in a really awkward place and tricky to grasp. Read more here: www.industryweek.com/operations/continuous-improvement/article/21126118/how-lean-can-help-in-a-crisis |
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VOE-Network Featured on LeanVets.com Blog
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First Impressions
Have you ever walked into a disheveled space and thought to yourself "yikes; this place seems out of control" or "the staff seems confused" or "do they really know what they are doing?" Those gut feelings of discomfort and uncertainty are often tell- tale signs that the quality of service may be far below your expectations. It can also signal that the organization is a petri dish for mistakes. In this blog post, we discuss the signals that suggest that systems may be broken and the toll it takes on customers, staff and the animals in our care. Check out the blog post here and ask yourself "has this ever happened to me?" and "is this what our organization looks like?" or "What can we do about it?" Check out the story here: www.voenetwork.com/the-clinical-side-of-lean.html The philosophy of Continuous Improvement is all about helping your staff to take baby steps toward improvement. Animal care organizations from around the world have discovered the power of Continuous Improvement. Contact us and we will help you with the baby steps.info@voenetwork.com |
LEAN Isn't Just for MANUFACTURING...
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"Continuous Improvement helps people help animals..."
Tools and concepts can be intimidating, and videos can only show so much. We want to help you get started on the right foot, and be as successful as possible! Contact us and we will do our absolute best to assist in any way possible, and put you in direct contact with an experienced Continuous Improvement practitioner. Sends us an email at: info@voenetwork.com |
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VOE-Network Donates to Animal Welfare Foundations
The VOE-Network Board of Directors endorsed the donation of the prize money awarded for "Best Presentation" at LAMA to be shared by two important foundations: "Homes for Animal Heroes" and "Herd Heroes" in recognition of the very important work they do.
Both organizations were featured at LAMA and have developed successful programs that build awareness for education, public awareness and animal placement.
The VOE-Network has also donated to the Denver Animal Shelter for their exemplary work in applying Continuous Improvement techniques to streamline their operations.
We salute these organizations as first-class ambassadors and guardians for animals and for the incredible work we all do to promote and ensure animal welfare.
Both organizations were featured at LAMA and have developed successful programs that build awareness for education, public awareness and animal placement.
The VOE-Network has also donated to the Denver Animal Shelter for their exemplary work in applying Continuous Improvement techniques to streamline their operations.
We salute these organizations as first-class ambassadors and guardians for animals and for the incredible work we all do to promote and ensure animal welfare.
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