The East Coast's Largest Annual Manufacturing Event
Increasing Competitiveness Through Reduced Costs and Environmental Impact
Robert Kravontka, Consultant, CONNSTEP
Combining Lean and Green practices is fast becoming one of the foremost methods to cut costs, increase productivity, implement sustainable practices, retain jobs, and engage new customers -- all while minimizing the impact on the environment. This presentation on lean manufacturing and green thinking reviews the key concepts of lean, environmental sustainability, and how to employ energy management and equipment excellence practices to create savings in the shop and office.
Total Employee Involvement with Employee Ideas Systems
Dwight Bowen, CI Manager, Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership (GBMP)
Traditional employee suggestion programs are typically designed only to reduce major operational costs and filter out ideas that are not "home runs." Companies that implement lean and attempt to utilize pre-existing employee suggestions systems often assume that the lack of suggestions is a signal of employee apathy when it actually is an indicator of a bad system - an idea rejection system!
GBMP's Employee Ideas Systems training details key design points for an employee-friendly suggestion system that will generate many ideas per employee year on year.
Discover the Value of SME Membership
Membership Consultant, Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Tooling University and SME Membership
Membership Consultant, Society of Manufacturing Engineers