Lean Thinking Network – Tentative schedule for balance of 2016
Details to follow as our hosts finalize their subjects.
Host Subject Date
Misco Products TBD 5/19/16
Restek TBD 8/11/16
Tobyhanna Army Depot TBD 9/15/16
Four Seasons Produce Goals/measurement 10/13/16
Inclinator Year in review 11/17/16
Amazing commitment, persistance and focus by the team at Adhesives Research. Once again proving Bruce Hamilton’s moto “everybody, everyday”…..that is what it takes to make a huge impact on an organization.
Today Adhesives Research’s team demonstrated how effective constant attention and measurement can be as they recently celebrated 1700 days without a loss time accident.
The network member guests where wowed by the opportunity to participate in an actual safety audit as well as a job hazard analysis. In the future I plan to help host develop schemes that allow network member guests to participate in an actual activity.
Special thanks to Tom Bezek, Donna Paley and the entire safety committee get a great job presenting and you showing us how they do some other tasks.
Attendees:
Next meeting will be held May 19, 2016 at Misco Products…..details to follow
Thanks to all for a very informative day.
Where: Adhesives Research, 400 Seaks Run Road, Glen Rock, PA 17327
Phone: (717) 235-7979
When: Thursday April 14, 2016 from 9am until Noon.
What: Safety – See how attention and hard work can create and maintain a very safe workplace.
Who: Three per member company
Safety: No opened toed shoes, safety glasses required and available.
Registration is required. To register please go to:
POSTPONED POSTPONED POSTPONED
Where: Tobyhanna Army Depot, 11 Hap Arnold Blvd., Tobyhanna PA 18466
When: Thursday March 17, 2016 arrive by 8:15 as getting through the security gate may take a few minutes. The meeting will begin promptly at 9:00 am.
There will be a fee for lunch of $9.00 per attendee.
Who: Up to four attendees per member company. TO ATTEND YOU MUST REGISTER BY MONDAY MARCH 14, 2016
to register, please go to:
http://dwightbowen.com/contact/
thank you very much
What: See agenda below
Why: The Depot has won several Shingo Prizes that alone is a compelling reason to go see.
Itinerary for the Visit of
Lean Thinking Network
17 Mar 16
| TIME | EVENT | LOCATION | PERSONNEL INVOLVED |
| 0830 | Arrival | Building 20 | Danielle E. Weinschenk, D/Productivity Improvement and Innovation |
| 0900 | Lean Six Sigma at Tobyhanna Army Depot | Washington Room | Mr. Robert Haas, Director, Continuous Process Improvement
See Note 1 |
| 0930 | Tour | – AN/ASM-146/147 Line | See Note 2 |
| 1130 | Working Lunch | Lean Six Sigma Room | See Note 3 |
| 1300 | Departure |
Purpose: To benchmark Lean Six Sigma and 6S initiatives at Tobyhanna Army Depot.
Lean Thinking Network attendees will be:
Notes:
Mr. Hiram Gillyard, Chief, Fabrication and Assembly Division, D/Systems Integration and Support
Mr. Michael McKeefery, Chief, Process Improvement Division
Ms. Weinschenk
Point of contact for this Itinerary is Danielle Weinschenk, (570) 615-7418.
Team Tobyhanna – Excellence in Electronics!
Hard work, continuous improvement and a wonderful collective spirit were noticed by all attendees.
Overburden or Muri is the challenge as demand continues to increase while space (in a very well organized plant) is at a premium.
Flow and overall capacity are the primary focus of Dave Lauder, his peers and his team. This is a great example as to maximization of available space. You have to see it to understand…….sorry for those who did not attend as you missed this learning opportunity.
Nice discussion of opportunities after the tour.
Great job hosting by Philips and many thanks to Dave Lauder and his team. And we all enjoyed the pizza provided :-).
Attendees:
Next meeting will be held March 17 at Tobyhanna Army Depot…..details to follow
Thanks to all for a very informative day.
We toured assembly, machining, shipping/receiving and blast/paint in the morning. Wow! I have been working with Rose for 11 years and was blown away by the improvements and engagement of the teams. All tour presentations were provided by those who do the work. A very, very impressive morning. Congratulations to all at Rose.
Tom McDevitt and Becky Banks lead our first Safety Forum/Roundtable. Great input by all. Becky and Tom were kind enough to followup on some of the groups ideas and will report back to us early next year. Thank you very much Tom and Becky
Nice job hosting Rose Corporation and thank you very much for feeding us!
Attendees:
Next meeting will be held in February at Philips Ultrasound – subject “a managers day” (standard work for managers)
In March we visit Tobyhanna Army Depot, also tentatively schedule for 2016: Misco Products, Adhesives Research and Inclinator.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW ON 2016 SCHEDULE.
Thanks to all for a very informative day.
Happy Holidays!
Hope to see you in February.
Please help our host by registering. Click below to do so.
Hope to see you there
Thank you very much
From Andrew Bishop taking over in my absence:
Misco, Rose, Inclinator, Adhesives Research and Four Seasons were present at today’s meeting.
We saw a some good things, among them:
· Lots of visual controls, visual displays and visual work orders, including visual work orders that are examples of direct connections: work processes connected by a simple yes/no request and response system
· Kanbans for make, move and buy
· “Grower carts” were an example of point-of-use storage where the point of use moves throughout the day
· And checklists and task sheets helping people at the front line get through the week, and helping supervisors with daily accountability processes.
We also saw plenty of opportunities for improvement!
Thanks to all participants for the helpful insight.
-ALB
Wonderful job Andrew, thank you very much.
Dwight
Andrew L. Bishop
Managing Director
Green Leaf Plants™
2369 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
Office: 800.233.0285 or 717.299.0300 x 274
Cell: 717.587.4876
GLPlants.com
When – 9am to noon Thursday November 12, 2015
What – Theme: Standardized work (vs. Standard Work) in highly variable work environment
Where: Green Leaf Plants™
2369 Old Philadelphia Pike
Lancaster, PA 17602
Why: Green Leaf is always a great tour as Andrew and his team really do continuous improvement. Come see, ask question and learn.
Who: Max of 3 attendees per member company
Please help our host by registering. Click below to do so.
Hope to see you there
Thank you very much
Brief discussions and stories of lean practices, issues, approaches, and creating a favorable environment for continuous improvement
