Posts By: Dwight Bowen

Next Lean Thinking Network Meeting Where:  Fenner Drive, 311 West Stiegle St Manheim Pa 17545 parking in lower lot When:  Thursday October 9, 2014, 9am-noon (arrive between 8:30 and 9) What:  Topic- The Importance of Having a Future State Map prepared and Ready.  Fenner very recently moved a department, we will be able to go… Read more »

Our second visit to the Shingo Prize winning Army Depot did not disappoint as we visited new areas and saw, heard and discussed the improvements made and opportunities to make further improvements.  Building #30 – Sandblast and Paint was the focus of our tour.  The highlight of the tour (to me) was an idea demonstrated… Read more »

  Itinerary for the Visit of Lean Thinking Network 7 Aug 14   TIME EVENT LOCATION PERSONNEL INVOLVED 0830 Arrival Building 20 Danielle E. Weinschenk, Directorate of Productivity Improvement and Innovation  0900 Lean Six Sigma at Tobyhanna Army Depot Lean Six Sigma Room Brad Jones, Director, Productivity Improvement and InnovationSee Note 1 0930 Tour Building… Read more »

The morning’s training focused on necessary changes to Lean Management Principles.  Mentoring (Managing to Learn – John Shook), Practicing/Communicating (Toyota Kato – Mike Rother) and Idea Systems (Idea-Driven Organizations – Alan Robinson, Dean Schroeder) were the source documents of much of the presentation.  Also discussed were Gemba Walks and Kamishibai Boards. In attendance were: Misco… Read more »

Who – targeted to the mid-level or member organizations, up to four per member company When:  Thursday June 5, 2014 9am to Noon Where:  Reading Area Community College, Schmidt Training and Technical Center (first floor) 10 S 2nd St, Reading, PA 19603  Phone 610-372-4721 What:  Dwight’s presentation will touch on:  Gemba walks, Improvement and Coaching… Read more »

Submitted by Andrew Bishop who facilitated: In attendance at Thursday’s meeting hosted by The Rose Corp: Videon Peiffer Machine Four Seasons Green Leaf Plants Misco Fenner Drives Tom McDevitt of Rose made an excellent case for the role of communication and a focus on organizational alignment in sustaining a lean deployment. Those of us who… Read more »

Where – Rose Corp., 401 N 8th St, Reading, PA 19601,   phone 610-376-5004 When – Thursday May 15, 2004 from 9am to noon What – “Sustaining Improvement” – Ten years of continuous improvement Who – 2 attendees per member company  – Please register at this link      REGISTER HERE Why – Go see and hear what… Read more »