Jennifer Ayers, Author at NWHPEC

30Jan 2025 by Jennifer Ayers

Leader Standard Work – Feb 7th (virtual) FULL

Application~, Beginner~, Classes, Leadership~

Class Description The Feb 7th class is full; reach out if you're interested in this topic so we can hold another class if there is enough interest. It's time to learn and apply Leader Standard Work to your daily routine! The true purpose of leadership is to empower and develop your employees so they can achieve awesome things. To accomplish this, you need a standard way of working that will allow you to maximize your efficiency and impact while fulfilling your most important duty to your people.As the whirlwind takes over our day, we quickly lose control of our priorities. Once we fall into firefighting mode, our ability to improve and sustain processes and activities becomes secondary. This is where Leader Standard Work (LSW) comes into play. LSW is the…

30Jan 2025 by Jennifer Ayers

Benchmarking Tour: Coherent – Feb 18th (2 spots left)

Learning Tours

Tour Summary: Discover how the Wilsonville team has embraced an “Always Tour Ready” mindset, ensuring their operations are ready anytime, for anyone, whether it’s corporate leadership or major customers. This tour offers a firsthand look at their CI practices, tools, and team engagement strategies. What You’ll See and Experience Inventory Management Explore how their site optimizes inventory control to reduce waste and improve efficiency: · Kardex Auto Store Machine: Witness high-tech stocking efficiency and accuracy for part replenishment · Min-Max Kanbans: See how they minimize floor inventory while ensuring part availability · Point-of-Use Materials: Discover how supplies are strategically placed for optimal productivity · Milk Runs: Observe their efficient internal logistics system · Asset Tags: Learn how they keep a precise record of assets Employee Engagement Experience a culture where…

29Jan 2025 by Jennifer Ayers

Why you need a Lean Management System – Feb 18th

Events, Webinar

WEBINAR: Join us as Mike Orzen shares the purpose and value of a Lean Management System in your organization, with a follow up panel discussion including Andrea Avila and Andres Alamillo from Smith Gardens. Why an LMS is essential Overview of LMS elements Building an LMS (learning and applying) with an intro to the 1st Element: Purpose Panel discussion with members who are building an LMS Overview of the “Building a Lean Management System” workshop (scheduled Mar 19, Apr 2, and Apr 16; 4 hours blocks) 📅 Date: Tuesday, February 18, 2025 ⏰ Time: 2pm (PT) 📌 Venue: Online via Zoom NWHPEC Members can register by clicking below Register

23Dec 2024 by Jennifer Ayers

Coaching for Engagement – March 7

Application~, Classes, Developing People~, Leadership~

Class Summary The true role of a leader is a coach. This includes coaching to develop, coaching to improve, and coaching to engage. Engagement comes when people feel supported and trusted to make decisions and to accept failures as learning opportunities. This class focuses on teaching the foundational skills required to create engagement within your team. When done effectively, coaching for engagement helps develop capability and creates motivation to innovate, improve, and solve problems. This course will teach you a different approach to conversations, ones that focus on development vs. just sharing information. This ultimately translates into a team that is motivated, engaged, and empowered to drive improvement and solve problems.Join us for this interactive four hour in person class to learn the critical coaching skills that allow you to…

22Dec 2024 by Jennifer Ayers

Lean 101 (6-week virtual series) starts Jan 22 (FULL – both sessions)

Beginner~, Classes

Lean 101 - Winter 2025 series starting soon... Our Winter sessions are full. Reach out if you are interested in taking our Spring series which will start up mid-April. Join us on a journey to discover the basic elements of lean principles and see the impact they make when you put them into practice. This course consists of six, one-hour classes focused on the foundational elements of lean. During this course, you will learn more about the history/background of lean, why these principles are important to creating a culture of excellence, standard work, 8 wastes, 5S, PDCA, and visual management. Each week will include instruction, discussion, and simulations followed by small project assignments between each class to help you practice the concepts in your own environment.Lean 101 is a beginning-level…

22Dec 2024 by Jennifer Ayers

Value Stream Mapping Workshop – Jan 7,9,14,16 (1/2 days, in person) FULL

Application~, Classes, Intermediate~

Availability: FULL; reach out to be placed on the waitlist This 16-hour workshop is beneficial for those looking to learn how to document, analyze and improve the flow of information or materials required to produce a product or service for a customer. While analyzing one of Stumptown Coffee Roaster’s value streams, participants will document the current state, identify and document a future state, and create specific steps to help Stumptown move toward their ideal future state. This is an excellent opportunity to learn and practice one of the key Lean tools. The focus of the VSM will be order to shipment of one of their product lines. Key Concepts:• Understand how to see the flow of value across a value stream• Visualize functional areas of work and how they interact•…

05Nov 2024 by Jennifer Ayers

Book Club – Bringing Scientific Thinking To Life – weekly, Nov 15-Dec 13

Book Club

Join our next Book Club. We'll be reading Bringing Scientific Thinking To Life: An introduction to Toyota Kata for next-generation business leaders (and those who would like to be) by Sylvain Landry. This is a fun, casual way to read and discuss a thought-provoking book and participate in some great conversations along the way. Purchase the book and join us. Jennifer will send you the official reading schedule after you register. We'll be reading 23-31 pages per week. Bringing Scientific Thinking to Life offers a powerful framework for organizations and individuals looking to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Landry delves into the Toyota Kata methodology, showcasing how scientific thinking can be applied to tackle everyday business challenges and transform problem-solving capabilities. Through real-world examples, practical tools, and…

Author: Jennifer Ayers