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color: #6B4C3B;\">Monetary Benefits of Kaizens<\/h1>\n\n      <p>\n        Improvements through Kaizen have a <i> process focus<\/i>. It involves all levels of the organization and relies on seeking information from those who are doing the work. The premise of Kaizen is to <b>make work flow by taking processes apart, studying them and making improvements. <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <main>\n    <section class=\"intro\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/portal.clevelandfoodbank.org\/improvement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/06\/image-9.png\" alt=\"Kaizen Impact\" class=\"left\">\n      <div class=\"intro\">\n        <p>Once improvements have been made, our team can calculate the total financial impact of each Kaizen. These savings and gains are real, measurable, and aligned with our continuous improvement goals.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n<br><\/br>    \n\n    <section>\n      <h2>Kaizen ROI Breakdown<\/h2>\n      <table class=\"roi-table\">\n        <thead>\n          <tr>\n            <th class=\"sortable\">Kaizen<\/th>\n            <th class=\"sortable\">Total Annual Financial Impact<\/th>\n          <\/tr>\n        <\/thead>\n        <tbody>\n          <tr><td>Ad Hoc Communication Team<\/td><td>$1,920.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Agency Shopping List<\/td><td>$1,920.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Cash Donation Process<\/td><td>$960.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Ceres Master Data<\/td><td>$1,920.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Contract Review Process<\/td><td>$1,200.00 (when fully implemented)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Data Smartsheet<\/td><td>$4,800.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Data\/Communication Presentations<\/td><td>$4,000.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Debarment Process<\/td><td>$1,920.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Distribution of Perishable Items<\/td><td>TBD once Kaizen is complete<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Event Acknowledgement Process<\/td><td>$960.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Food Sourcing<\/td><td>TBD once Kaizen is complete<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Gift Acknowledgement Process<\/td><td>$960.00 (when implemented)<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td> <b>Gift Entry Process<\/b><\/td><td> <b>$154,074.31<\/b><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Home Delivery<\/td><td>$7,560.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>HOT Resources<\/td><td>$9,600.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Kitchen Costing Kaizen<\/td><td>$400.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Kitchen Software<\/td><td>TBD once Kaizen is complete<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>Muni-Lot Distribution<\/b><\/td><td><b>$24,960.00<\/b><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>Purchase Order Process<\/b><\/td><td><b>$11,520.00<\/b><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Office Supply Process<\/td><td>$4,800.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Recording Missing Donations\/Pickups<\/td><td>TBD once Kaizen is complete<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td><b>S:\/Drive Clean Up<\/b><\/td><td><b>$38,400.00<\/b><\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Voice Mail Tree<\/td><td>$1,920.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>Waste Management<\/td><td>$2,400.00<\/td><\/tr>\n          <tr><td>WRAAA Forecasting + Order Process<\/td><td>$960.00<\/td><\/tr>\n        <\/tbody>\n      <\/table>\n      <a class=\"download-btn\" href=\"https:\/\/app.smartsheet.com\/sheets\/cfXv8fG73Rc2rf3Qgh7hfHm9Gc2pv3fPH5g37Pj1?view=grid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n          For additional information on all of our Kaizens (opened and closed) <b>click here<\/b>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/section>\n  <\/main>\n\n  <!-- Footer -->\n<footer style=\"width: 100vw; 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