It expanded the continuous improvement attitude, a cornerstone of The Lawton Standard Co. Our intercompany kaizen event fostered a team attitude. In turn, they could take some of that knowledge back to their own areas and facilities. The multiple sites sent representatives to work together to improve one area. The Lawton Standard family will utilize this approach in the future. While that was a primary objective, the benefit of the process was evident. The most significant impact of this event was not solely the grinding room improvement.
Especially noted was the input from the various sites attendees both taught and learned. “Engaging,” “fresh perspective,” “best practices,” and “teamwork” were used multiple times in follow-up interviews. While the team had varying levels of experience with kaizen events, all have a high level of interest in participating in more. But the real benefit was provided by the participants. The reveal relayed considerable thought and commitment to the task during the report out. The visual impact of the changes is obvious. The team went above and beyond its goals.
Train all affected employees on the new processes.Develop work instructions to support new processes.Identify and implement flow in the area.The goals of this specific project included: The objectives include cleaning and organizing the area and improving the layout for more efficient lasting operation. Maintenance, administration, quality, and production were all represented, making a cross-functional group with many differing viewpoints.Ī 6S kaizen is an optimization project that employs SORT, STRAIGHTEN, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, SUSTAIN, and SAFETY. in Minster, OH, one from Temperform, LLC in Novi, MI, and one from The C.A. The kaizen team consisted of eight PMC team members, four team members from The C.A. However, the kaizen team won them over with their desire and enthusiasm. At first, the leadership team viewed this selection as overly ambitious due to the large amount of work. Participants from all the Lawton family sites were involved in this exciting project.Īs the first kaizen event at Penn-Mar, the team chose a 6S project on the grinding room. This was a first for Penn-Mar since joining The Lawton Standard family of foundries in February 2021. held an intercompany kaizen event during the week of April 12-16 at Penn-Mar Castings, LLC in Hanover, PA.
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