west monroe, la ame conference november 18, 2010
TRANSCRIPT
Topgrading
80/20
Lean Thinking
Policy Deployment
Respect for People Teamwork
Built in (six sigma) Quality
Best Performance
Plymouth Tube Company Model of Manufacturing Excellence
Voice of the Customer
Customer
Satisfaction
Profitable
Growth
Continuous Improvement
Problem SolvingStandardization
Just in
Time
Safety, Highest Quality, Shortest Lead time, Lowest Cost
Topgrading
• Personnel Selection– Hire the best people available
• Personnel Development– Train people in areas of weakness and for
future needs of the business
• Personnel Placement– Place people in positions where they and we
can achieve highest levels of performance
Focus Work on Focus Work on 20% Inputs20% Inputs
80/20 Strategy
80%80%Reduce Work Reduce Work on 80% Inputson 80% Inputs
Separate Separate 80 from 2080 from 20
Simplify EverythingSimplify Everything
OUTPUT OUTPUT RESULTSRESULTS
INPUT INPUT ITEMSITEMS
80%80%
20%20%
20%20%
Key Lean Thinking Principles
New standard
Standardize Best Practices
Current Performance
Problem solve
Kaizen
(Capture performance (Capture performance gaps and causes)gaps and causes)
(Train and audit to standard)(Train and audit to standard)
Empowerment/ Cultural Transformation
Events (Kaizen,Problem Solving)
Projects
Daily Kaizen & Problem Solving
OutsideExperts
InsideExperts
TeamMembers
Tools
Systems
Engaged Thinking
Best Practices
• Safety– It is in the forefront of everything we do.– Job Safety Training (TWI)
• Lean Daily Management• Employee Engagement
– Problem Solving– Kaizen (Suggestion system)
Lessons Learned/Opportunities
• Leadership Development– Continuous Improvement
• Cultural Transformation– Employee engagement
• Strategy Deployment– Ability to respond quickly to market changes