16Nov 2023 by Jennifer Ayers

Best Practice Showcase: The Tools We Use – Dec 6th

Member Sharing, Webinar
A virtual show and tell about digital dashboards, tiered huddles, and line balancing based on customer demand. Sometimes we hear about a specific tool and wonder what it is, is it useful, and how to create it.  In this virtual, interactive session, we'll be hearing two case studies from NWHPEC members who put specific tools in place to solve problems.  Our presenters will share how their solutions were developed, implemented, and utilized.  Come and learn more about 1) How to utilize virtual dashboards in tiered huddles and 2) How to create and document flexible standard work when demand fluctuates. Marika Klein and Bea Robertson, Process Improvement Consultants at OHSU, will share their experiences with a dashboard tool, developed during the pandemic, which has proven invaluable in the new era of…
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17Jan 2023 by Jennifer Ayers
Best Practice Sharing: Order Fulfillment – Preparing to Hyper-scale – Jan 19th

Best Practice Sharing: Order Fulfillment – Preparing to Hyper-scale – Jan 19th

Member Sharing, Webinar
Curious about how to utilize Value Stream Mapping in your organization? Join us online on Jan 19th @10am to hear how RealWear value stream mapped their order to invoice process and is using that to create a strategic plan for their order fulfillment growth. In early December, the NWHPEC community came together to learn and apply Value Stream Mapping (VSM) to RealWear’s ‘Order to Invoice’ process. This report out is an opportunity for you to see how the process unfolded, the direction they are heading, and how they are approaching the implementation of improvement ideas generated during the event. The RealWear supply chain team shares why an improvement was needed, the process used to understand the current state, what they learned by mapping the process, and how they intend to…
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01Jan 2023 by Jennifer Ayers
Webinar: Developing Lean Line Leaders – Nov 15th @10am

Webinar: Developing Lean Line Leaders – Nov 15th @10am

Member Sharing, Webinar
If you’re looking for new ways to engage and develop leaders in your organization, you won’t want to miss this practitioner best practice sharing presentation. Learn how to use lean tools to develop production leaders to see and solve issues quickly. Milgard began by developing leads, supervisors, and other production leadership in lean basics. Centered around a daily focus on accountability, 5S, and problem solving opportunities within agreed upon KPI’s. Learn how the company transformed from a state of high staffing turnover, where leaders saw problems as something to hide and the number of units produced was the only metric that mattered, to a state of daily coaching to developing line leaders as first-tier problem solvers. Our presenters, Mark Waggoner and Brittney Webber presented this to a crowd of over…
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01Jan 2023 by Jennifer Ayers
Lean IT Panel Discussion – Nov 17th @11am

Lean IT Panel Discussion – Nov 17th @11am

Member Sharing, Webinar
Harmonizing Lean and Agile to drive value in IT Do your IT-enabled processes work to create and flow customer value? Is information and technology enabling your people’s success? Are you grappling with scoping and delivering projects on time, testing new technology, and working more closely with business units to understand their needs?   At their core, Lean and Agile are both about leveraging technology to deliver customer value with the least effort required. In order to achieve this, we remove all unnecessary effort – ambiguity of process, avoidable mistakes, self-in­flicted variation, corrections, rework, delays, and extra steps. As the world evolves, success is becoming increasingly driven by technology and the speed at which we can deliver a product or service.  The formula for success includes focusing on process and working together…
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13Jul 2022 by Jennifer Ayers
Striving Towards a Lean Cuture – July 26 @11am

Striving Towards a Lean Cuture – July 26 @11am

Member Sharing
Featuring NWHPEC members! Are you curious about what a Lean Culture looks like and how you create one? Do you want to hear more about the challenges organizations face as they try to change the culture? Do you want to learn about successful tips for creating and influencing a Lean Culture? There is a lot of context behind the two words: Lean Culture. It may also come with a bit of a stigma. In our summer Member 2 Member (M2M) sharing event, you'll be able to hear six individuals from various roles in multiple organizations share their perspectives and experiences around the topic of Lean Culture. What have they seen? What have they experienced? What are their successes and failures? You'll hear some bite-sized ideas that you'll be able to…
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