From Resisting to Embracing Lean: A Case Study

2h 43mBeginner2020-02-05

Authors

Gemba Academy

Leading Provider of Lean and Six Sigma Training

Course details

Not every lean implementation is an instant success. This course is about a company that went from being very skeptical of lean to adopting it everywhere. Ron Pereira travels to Miami, Florida to visit the team of Techno Coatings, a division of Techno Aerospace, which offers a wide range of services from plating to finishing to restoration. Started over 30 years ago from a true “mom and pop” shop, this company now serves a global market with the help of its combined manufacturing and finishing experience, highly skilled workforce, and professional management team. Come along with Ron as he learns how the founder and team went from resisting lean to fully embracing it—and thriving as a result.

Topics include:
- Hoshin kanri brought to life
- Gain sharing
- Value streams
- Auditing using the T-board
- Cells and cross-training
- 5S auditing
- Kanban system
- Practicing 3P

Skills covered

Operations ManagementProject ManagementBusiness Analysis and StrategyOne-Off

Concepts

1. Techno Aerospace

01 - Arriving at Techno Aerospace
02 - Juan Pable, CEO
03 - Hoshin kanri - Policy deployment, brought to life
04 - Gain sharing
05 - Saul Camargo, founder and chairman
06 - Mini companies and value streams
07 - Not angry, motivated
08 - Creating a new way of doing business
09 - Auditing using the T-board
10 - 5S auditing
11 - Additional 5S information
12 - The art of polishing
13 - Cells and cross-training
14 - Techno's Kanban system
15 - Setup reduction in action
16 - Takt capability
17 - 5S auditing in the office
18 - All employees meeting
19 - Practicing 3P
20 - Final words from the CEO