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Maniwaki LSS Project Is Lean – and Green

We’ve adopted Lean Six Sigma, which combines waste reduction with process improvements, to make our company more efficient and to help reduce waste. One of the first projects was at our mill in Maniwaki, Quebec. That project found a way to recycle wood chips in the oriented strand board manufacturing process rather than burn them as fuel, saving more than $220,000. The mill released a project audit in conjunction with a ceremony held to commemorate the life of Denis Sullivan, an LSS team member who passed away before the project was completed. In memory of Denis, the LP Maniwaki management team has decided to introduce an annual prize that will be awarded to an employee in recognition of his or her involvement in improving the mill’s operations.