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Increase
throughput and equipment
utilization
Improve
work methods that reduce downtime,
inventory, scrap and rework
Increase
equipment reliability and performance
by developing accountability and skills
needed to maintain assets
Reduce
lead times and improve service
levels
Develop
committed employees and revitalize
continuous improvement efforts
plant-wide
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Accelerating
PerformanceTM
A
strucured process for interhisft collaboration and
24/7 process improvement
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A
custom job shop
reduced
mfg. lead times by over 50% and
increase operating profits by nearly
40%
A
wood products
company
improved work flow through
manufacturing and reduced inventories
by nearly 70% across 3
shifts
A
bulk chemical
manufacturer
that was already working 24/7 increased
real output and capacity utilization by
12% with zero hiring or capital
investment
A
food processing
plant
reduced recordable injuries by over 90%
within two years
A
medical
device manufacturer
working
three shifts improved first-pass
quality by 26%
High-performance
shift operations require both Process
Efficiency and People
Effectiveness.
Accelerating
PerformanceTM
can help you achieve 20-30% improvements
in operating cost, quality and delivery
while engaging your most important asset -
your people!
It
is a 6-month on-site process designed
to:
1.
Create
structured shift interfaces that
improve shift-to-shift planning,
communication and collaboration
2.
Equip
shift leaders and managers with the
essential skills to lead effectively in a
multishift operation
3.
Create
a laser-like focus on key business
objectives such as capacity utilization,
throughput, uptime, flow and schedule
completion plant-wide and on every
shift
How
it Works
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Step
1. Operational Assessment
We
first clarify your operating objectives,
then evaluate operating performance to identify
improvement opportunities, aligned with your
objectives.
We
meet with operators, technicians and leaders
plant-wide to better understand the organization
and its current capabilities.
We
evaluate capacity utilizaton and throughput,
equipment reliability, first-pass quality, plant
floor leadership and a host of other success
factors and compare current practices and
performance against world-class benchmarks for
your industry.
Finally,
we develop a practical, step-by-step Action
Plan that engages plant floor personnel and
get management approval to proceed.
Step
2. Shift Collaboration
To
be successful at 24/7 process improvement,
shifts must operate seamlessly. We help
build structured shift interfaces to promote the
5 Cs: communication, coordination,
continuoty, consistency and commmitment, across
all shifts na dprocesses.
We
also provide practical, hands-on leadership
training expressly for shift leaders and
their managers to be able to communicate and
coach effectively, build process-oriuented teams
and drive improvement seamlessly and
consistently across all shifts and
fucntions.
Step
3. Execution
Next,
working directly with plant leaders and
teams, we
work on rapid implementation of improvements,
testing new methods and measuring the
results.
Teams
utilize Best Manufacturing Practices from Lean,
TQM, TPM and other disciplines to work
together to eliminate waste and improve
productivity in their own work areas.
Daily
activities engage the entire shop floor in
continuous improvement to directly support the
plant's broader objectives.
Step
3. Ensuring Success
In
this final phase, we help implement a system to
sustain the gains and ensure continued
progress. The work teams on each shift assume
accountability for Productivity, Cost, Quality
and Delivery.
Plant
leaders coach for continuous improvement and
operating performance is made visible
plant-wide.
After
about 6 months, an true "continuous
improvement" process is in place that involves
all shifts, and on-going improvement projects
mobilize teams to work towards common plant
objectives.
To
ensure success we commit to work with your
organization, for no additional fee, until the
program objectives are achieved.
To
find out more, request
a brochure
or contact
us
for a free telephone consultation.
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