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Creating and Using Standards to Drive & Mentor Continuous Improvement

June 12, 2012 at 8am to June 13, 2012 at 4:30pm – AmTech LLC, Alexander City, AL
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Checklist for your Lean Healthcare Journey

Some key points from Loyola Medicine's Lean Journey □ focused the transformation on a change in thinking and a change in behaviors□ they were opportunistic in starting the change, following workforce reduction and financial pressures□ HR systems on the roadmap included comp/benefits, engagement survey, management standards, policies, selection, and recognition□ focused a lot on Recruitment Process, which included an assessment. How can take some of what we are looking for in…See More

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Creating and Using Standards to Drive & Mentor Continuous Improvement at AmTech LLC, Alexander City, AL

June 12, 2012 at 8am to June 13, 2012 at 4:30pm

Join us June 12-13, 2012 for an interactive and informative training course about Standards, PDCA thinking (Problem Solving) and Leader Standardized Work. These two days will include seminar training coupled with on the shop floor exercises for hands on learning. Tracey Richardson, a former Toyota group leader and training expert will guide us through the creation, use, and improvement of standards using the DAMI model (Define, Achieve, Maintain, and Improve). How problem solving thinking is…See More

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Toyota Kata

Toyota Kata Summary.pdf Put together a few notes related to Toyota Kata -- HankSee More

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Toyota Contradictions

Extreme Toyota identified six contradictory forces Toyota on the move. It relentlessly pits these forces against each other to realize continuous innovation and constant renewal:1. Moving gradually but also taking big leaps.2. Cultivating frugality while spending huge sums.3. Operating efficiently as well as redundantly.4. Cultivating stability and a paranoid mindset.5. Respecting bureaucratic hierarchy and allowing freedom to dissent.6. Maintaining simplified and complex communication.Moving…See More

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What is Training within Industry, Toyota Job Instruction or 4 Step Instruction Method

Toyota calls their teaching methodology – Toyota Job Instruction – Mercedes-Benz calls it their 4-Step Training method – Both of these were developed directly from the Training Within Industry (TWI) Program. TWI supported the U.S. war production effort during WW II and, despite great success, it was largely abandoned, yet, it provides a basis of Toyota’s core continuous improvement training. TWI had a direct impact on the development and use of kaizen and Standard Work at Toyota. These…See More

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AME's Workshop - 12 steps to Manufacturng Excellence

Tuesday I attended Larry Fast’s, Pathways to Manufacturing Excellence, Lean workshop titled “How to Achieve and Sustain Manufacturing Excellence” He started addressing reasons continuous improvement initiatives fail - •Flavor of the month •Event focus – Short term & unsustainable•Lack of a Production System Perspective•Lack of top management support – They don’t understand•Leadership turnover •Don’t see quick results/ financial – Programs Don’t deliver•Mis-Alignment•No burning platform –…See More

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Robert (Bob) Petruska commented on Hank Czarnecki's blog post Kaizen - A Few Learning Points from the Team

"Nice summary, Hank. I like how you divided the Gemba walk into basic questions, and then divided into teams of two. This keeps everyone engaged while challenging people to perform their best. Sustaining any change is…"

Apr 2, 2011

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Kaizen - A Few Learning Points from the Team

Just finished an excellent 3-day kaizen event this week – The team followed the typical process – 1. Plan - Grasp the current Condition and set the Target 2. Do – Make the improvements, 3. Check - against the Target 4. Act – Standardize the process The learning points were:In grasping the current condition, we utilized the Training Within Industry Job Methods form to meticulously check each step. Using the Why is it necessary and Whats is its purpose, the team found excessive inspection steps…See More

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Hank Czarnecki commented on Henry Burdg's blog post Continuous Improvement...All In!

"Currier Plastics does a good job of planning and using TWI Job Instruction training"

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Hank Czarnecki commented on David Hicks's blog post Better Training Materials-Insights from the ASQ LSS Conference

"Like the fact that it follows the Plan Do - Did Jack have any suggestions on how to check that the objectives were met and to adjust?"

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Checklist for your Lean Healthcare Journey

Posted on May 11, 2012 at 10:27am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Some key points from Loyola Medicine's Lean Journey

□ focused the transformation on a change in thinking and a change in behaviors

□ they were opportunistic in starting the change, following workforce reduction and financial pressures

□ HR systems on the roadmap included comp/benefits, engagement survey, management standards, policies, selection, and recognition

□ focused a lot on Recruitment Process, which included an assessment. How…

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Toyota Kata

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Toyota Kata Summary.pdf

Put together a few notes related to Toyota Kata -- Hank

Toyota Contradictions

Posted on January 27, 2012 at 3:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

Extreme Toyota identified six contradictory forces Toyota on the move. It relentlessly pits these forces against each other to realize continuous innovation and constant renewal:

1. Moving gradually but also taking big leaps.

2. Cultivating frugality while spending huge sums.

3. Operating efficiently as well as redundantly.

4. Cultivating stability and a paranoid mindset.

5. Respecting bureaucratic hierarchy and allowing freedom to dissent.

6. Maintaining…

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Training Within Industry (TWI) and Healthcare

Posted on June 7, 2011 at 12:03pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The TWI Institute presented a white paper on the relevancy of Training Within Industry in the healthcare field - Here is the summary and the article is attached. We at the Auburn Technical Assistance Center have been certified as by the TWI Institute as TWI instructors in Job Instruction, Job Methods and Job Relations

Executive Summary - There is a renaissance occurring in a tried and true method for training supervisors to relate to and instruct employees. Training Within Industry…

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Are Your Lean Initiatives Working? Purge the bad habits

Posted on June 7, 2011 at 11:00am 0 Comments 0 Likes

IW discussed 5 bad habits of a Lean Initiative:

Bad Habit #1: Not Focusing Lean Efforts

Bad Habit # 2: Not Looking Beyond the Shop Floor

Bad Habit #3: Not Using Lean Insights to Avoid Capital Outlays

Bad Habit #4: Focusing Just on WIP Inventory

Bad Habit #5: Forgetting the Basics

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At 6:01pm on March 15, 2011, Donald L. (Don) Smith said…: You're welcome Hank. In addition to my experience as a Trainer, and a Consultant, I launched, and for four years operated Kentucky's Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center, so I have some experience with what the Auburn Center is trying to do, and may be able to help.

P.S. - I also have over 30 years of experience in the Automobile Industry, and spent 27 years in the Navy, and have experience dealing with defense contractors.

Don

Don

At 8:20pm on March 9, 2011, Forrest Strider Batson said…: Thank you Hank.

At 3:19pm on March 6, 2011, Cindy Butler said…: Thanks, Hank. I will be sure to read through this site and I do appreciate the invite.

Cindy

At 12:27pm on January 21, 2011, Brent Taylor said…: Thanks.

At 5:48pm on June 19, 2010, Jack Daniels said…: Hank - I wanted to thank you for a great week during the Lean Cert program. You put emphasis on all the right parts, in my opinion. I feel I have put myself in a position to really improve my skills and drive our organization further.