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Main presentation:
Lean Technology at Triumph
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By TYING Lean Principles into Information
Technology Department and processes, Triumph Structures – Wichita, Inc. has
benefited immeasurably.
Through standardizing, right-sizing,
documenting, reducing technology complexity, and empowering our employees,
we have maintained I/T support staff levels, while the company has more than
doubled in size in the last 3 years.
In 2005, we deployed a new Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) System within our organization using Lean Event
practices – including Employee Involvement, ownership definition, value
stream mapping, and simulation. The deployment was completed on time and
considerably under budget.
Additionally, we have developed over 50
electronic ANDONs into our ERP Business Systems, which provides IMMEDIATE
notifications to employees regarding abnormal data and conditions -- before
it causes production delays.
These electronic ANDONs were instrumental
in the deployment of a new barcoded labor tracking system, which provided
our production and management team with information related to part status,
scheduling, and capacity planning. After only 3 months of deployment, we
were at nearly 100% utilization of labor tracking and part movement.
Additionally, by focusing on autonomated
systems rather than automated systems, we have been able to RAPIDLY deploy
new systems, which have increased organizational productivity and data
accuracy.
SPEAKER: Jeff Westeman is the Manager of
Technology and Lean Manufacturing at Triumph Structures - Wichita, Inc. in
Wichita, KS.
Over the last 25 years, Jeff has worked in
various positions of manufacturing, including: machinist, purchasing agent,
engineer, production control, and project manager. Since 1991, he has been
employed at Triumph Structures - Wichita, Inc. as the Manager of Technology.
In this capacity, he has been responsible for 3 ERP implementations, and has
also worked closely with Boeing to develop, test, and deploy new systems
such as the BPN, EXOSTAR SupplyPass, and Autolink.
In 2003, he accepted an additional
challenge when he was invited to participate in a Global Kaizen with Boeing
Wichita, and subsequently became Excel's Lean Focal.
In October 2004, he was certified by
Boeing IDS as an AIW Lean Leader, and in June 2005, he was the first person
to be awarded a Supply Chain Management Lean Production Coaching
Certification from Boeing Commercial.
He has participated in three Global
Kaizens with Boeing Wichita, as a leader and co-leader, and has coached over
fifteen AIW events throughout the value stream at Triumph, including the
supply base.
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