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West Monroe, La. AME Conference November 18, 2010. PLYMOUTH TUBE PRODUCTS. Plymouth Tube Company Model of Manufacturing Excellence. Best Performance. Safety, Highest Quality, Shortest Lead time, Lowest Cost. Policy Deployment. Satisfaction. Respect for People Teamwork. Customer.
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West Monroe, La AME Conference November 18, 2010
Plymouth Tube Company Model of Manufacturing Excellence Best Performance Safety, Highest Quality, Shortest Lead time, Lowest Cost Policy Deployment Satisfaction Respect for People Teamwork Customer Profitable Growth Just in Time Voice of the Customer Built in (six sigma) Quality ContinuousImprovement Lean Thinking Standardization Problem Solving 80/20 Topgrading
Topgrading • Personnel Selection • Hire the best people available • Personnel Development • Train people in areas of weakness and for future needs of the business • Personnel Placement • Place people in positions where they and we can achieve highest levels of performance
80/20 Strategy INPUT ITEMS OUTPUT RESULTS 80% Focus Work on 20% Inputs 80% 20% Separate 80 from 20 20% Reduce Work on 80% Inputs Simplify Everything
Key Lean Thinking Principles New standard Kaizen Standardize Best Practices (Train and audit to standard) (Capture performance gaps and causes) Problem solve Current Performance
Empowerment/ Cultural Transformation Events (Kaizen, Problem Solving) Outside Experts Tools Inside Experts Projects Systems Daily Kaizen & Problem Solving Team Members Engaged Thinking
Best Practices • Safety • It is in the forefront of everything we do. • Job Safety Training (TWI) • Lean Daily Management • Employee Engagement • Problem Solving • Kaizen (Suggestion system)
Lessons Learned/Opportunities • Leadership Development • Continuous Improvement • Cultural Transformation • Employee engagement • Strategy Deployment • Ability to respond quickly to market changes
Value of Applying for AME Award • Value of Benchmarking with AME Best Performance Standards • Employee Recognition for Their Hard Work