On October 22, 2020, The Shippers Group's Gretna, Virginia facility marked 3 years without an OSHA recordable or property damage incident.
TSG's Gretna, Virginia Facility Celebrates 3 Years Accident-Free
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Striving for Continuous Improvement: We're Building a Lean Culture at TSG
The Shippers Group has assembled an Operational Excellence team to lead cultural transformation by training Lean Concepts aligned with our Core Values of:
Integrity | Innovation | Excellence | Safety
With our customers ever-changing needs and the rising costs of doing business, efficiency has never been more important. The Shippers Group is taking the next step to deliver more value to our customers by making our sites more efficient and safer. Short for Operational Excellence, our OpEx Team has five key focuses:
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COVID-19 Update: Week 25
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Veterans Day: The Shippers Group Recognizes Our Veterans
Veterans Day is observed every year on November 11th and honors all Military Veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces. It is a day in which we show our respect and appreciation for our Veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
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What is Lean?
Lean is the concept of deriving value from the customer’s viewpoint, and continually improving the way in which value is delivered. Lean is centered on preserving value with less work, with the ultimate goal of providing the best value to your customer that has zero waste throughout the process. Lean is only successful if every function of the company works together. Having respect for people and their ideas, and empowering others to think about a better way to get things done is crucial to the process.
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