{"id":18630,"date":"2018-09-14T06:17:49","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T10:17:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/staging\/continuous-improvement-continues-to-be-a-guiding-philosophy-at-quantum\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T19:38:45","slug":"continuous-improvement-continues-to-be-a-guiding-philosophy-at-quantum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quantumlifecycle.com\/en_CA\/blog\/continuous-improvement-continues-to-be-a-guiding-philosophy-at-quantum\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuous Improvement Continues to Be a Guiding Philosophy at Quantum"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been a little over a year since Quantum moved into a new building and CEO Gary Diamond sees the move as strong evidence of the continued success of the ongoing upgrade process that has been a part of the company since it opened in 2010. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn the very competitive recycling<\/a> industry, one of our key differentiators is continual improvement,\u201d says Diamond. \u201cAt Quantum, we believe strongly in <\/span>kaizen<\/u><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a>, the Japanese term for continuous business improvement, and the involvement of all employees\u2014from the CEO to production line workers\u2014in processes that upgrade production and eliminate waste.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Shift<\/p>\n

Recent Improvements at Quantum<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

In the year following the move to their new 125,000 sq. ft. facility, Quantum has made more improvements in key areas. Diamond summarizes the changes as improving efficiency through lowering costs, improving consistency and cleanliness of output quality, and reducing health and safety risks. <\/span><\/p>\n

Specifically, Quantum has:<\/span><\/p>\n