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Patricia Smith Faulkenberry commented on Henry Burdg's blog post 'How the Grinch Stole Summer...a Gulf Shores Adaptation!'
Many of us here along the Gulf Coast have said this is "The summer that didn't happen". We could write a book about the loss of many things but hopeful it will improve.
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Laura Wade and Mitch Emmons are now friends
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Bob Galvin was CEO of Motorola from 1959 until 1986. He was largely responsible for the quality efforts made at Motorola during the 80’s. During his tenure at Motorola he was quoted numerous times and the following is one of his memorable statements…
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Lean Certificate Series at Auburn Univesity - Auburn training Connectioin
October 4, 2010 at 8am to October 8, 2010 at 4pm
Lean Certificate Series: Learn to be more efficient by eliminating non-value-added activities. Lean manufacturing is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste through continuous improvement techniques. Lean training is for managers,…
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Mark Smith added a blog post
Recently, I had the good fortune to have lunch with Senior Creative Executive and branding-guru, Randy Pender, who leads Blueprint3D Brand Integration Consulting. Prior to launching his own consultancy Randy was with Macy’s for 20 years, and part of…
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Mitch Emmons commented on Rick Battye's blog post '“I Am Going To Disney World”'
Excellent point. Leaership is critical to the successful sustainment of continuous improvement initiatives within any organization. Failure to have leadership support and vision is the primary reason for the failure of many lean initiatives. . . and…
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Alan Lambert commented on Chuck McPherson's blog post 'Evaluating the Effectiveness of Training'
Employee evaluations can be used to evaluate training effectiveness. As David implies below, supervisors monitor employee performance after training is completed and document the effectiveness of the training in the employee evaluation. Most compani…
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David Mixson added a blog post
In two of my earlier blogs, we looked at the Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing and the State of Innovation in Alabama. This week we'll look at the first of several innovation drivers and continue this theme for the next few weeks.According to t…
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Walker Jackson and J. Keith Maxwell are now friends
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Diane Brown is now a member of Auburn Works
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Line Supervisor Donna Montgomery (left), Vice President for Finance and Human Resources Tina Parker, and ATAC Lean Specialist Rick Battye examine one of the numerous “point of use” bins that production employees have developed as part of their Lea…
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Terri Lawrence added a blog post
You don’t have to pick between short term and long term gains…Lean does both. I was reminded of this when I recently attended a financial course discussing income statements, balance sheets, and cash flows. Senior leadership in the healthcare indus…
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ATAC joins with AU Fisheries to assist state's catfish industry through lean

ATAC has joined with the Department of Fisheries and Allied Aquacultures at Auburn University to assist the state's catfish industry through the application of Lean Continuous Improvement tools and processes.
Dubbed "Pond-to-Plate," the program is using the Lean methodologies of strategy deployment and such process improvement tools as Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen (rapid improvement events), standard work, leadership strategies and the roll of the leader, as well as training for industry leaders, producers and processors. The project is featured in the current issue of "Ag Illustrated." Click here to read more.

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Mark M. Clark

Process Improvement is a lot like dieting.

Bob Galvin was CEO of Motorola from 1959 until 1986. He was largely responsible for the quality efforts made at Motorola during the 80’s. During his tenure at Motorola he was quoted numerous times and the following is one of his memorable statements, as he described that better quality is actually cheaper. He stated that most companies – and managers - that give up on process improvement initiatives take refuge in one or more of the follow

… Continue

Posted by Mark M. Clark on September 1, 2010 at 12:12pm

David Hicks

Stop doing abnormal things!

We’ve discussed the prominence of Lean techniques in previous posts, reflecting on the various implementation philosophies. Some leaders opt for a tool-based approach, some for a systems approach, and others for the thinking organization approach. In each philosophy, we discussed the importance of standardized work.



During a recent tour of the Toyota facility at Georgetown, KY (see the attached article from the TWI Institute), the operations manager outlined their philosophy, focusing… Continue

Posted by David Hicks on August 31, 2010 at 7:00pm

Mark Smith

BRAND IDENTITY: A FIRST STEP

Recently, I had the good fortune to have lunch with Senior Creative Executive and branding-guru, Randy Pender, who leads Blueprint3D Brand Integration Consulting. Prior to launching his own consultancy Randy was with Macy’s for 20 years, and part of the creative leadership that created the brand retail experience to govern all Macy’s stores.


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Posted by Mark Smith on August 31, 2010 at 5:00pm

David Mixson

Drivers of Innovation Success-Part 1 (Idea Generation)

In two of my earlier blogs, we looked at the Innovation Imperative in Manufacturing and the State of Innovation in Alabama. This week we'll look at the first of several innovation drivers and continue this theme for the next few weeks.

According to the report "The Innovation Imperative in
Manufacturing, How the United S… Continue

Posted by David Mixson on August 30, 2010 at 9:24am

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