When – Thursday November 5, 2009 from 8:30 till noon

What – Standardized work and new renovations

Why – The first time standardized work has been a topic.   Standardized work can be very difficult to establish and even more difficult to sustain.  Come see and hear about Philips experience.

Who – Three per member company are invited.

Attending:

Philips Ultrasound

Adhesives Research

Clean Burn

Rose Corporation

Bollman Hat

Dave Kutz

guests: Unisource

1-215-624-4800  network contact David Begley

When: Thursday, September 10, 2009 beginning at 8:30am  ending Noon

What: 5S is difficult to sustain, add in a devastating fire and the delays associated with rebuilding and we have a compelling story of dedication to each other and continuous improvement.

Why: Our network exists to create and share learning, to see and hear at “gemba” (the real place) and to support the process and people working daily on continuous improvement.

Who: Max two attendees per company

I broke my right leg and am physically incapable of doing the training until Sept/Oct.

I am working with RACC for a reschedule time and date and will inform you as soon as they are established.

I apologize for any problems this may cause you.

When – 8:30am to 4pm

What – GBMP’s Introduction to Continuous Improvements (with legos)

Why – Strengthen your team fundamental understanding of waste identification and elimination

Who – 3 per company

Questions – Dwight@Dwightbowen.com or 717-368-5962

Where: Remcon Plastics  208 Chestnut StreetReading, PA 19602-1809 Directions

1-610-376-2666 x6917  network contact Rich Maguire

When: Thursday, May 14, 2009 beginning at 8:30am  ending Noon

What: 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 have been challenging for Remcon.  The topic will be lessons learned during this period.  Perhaps a discussion comparing the “succeed or fail” model to the “succeed or learn to succeed” model will occur.  In addition, Mr. Toast, GBMP’s President Bruce Hamilton will participate in a 20 to 30 minute conference call.

Why: We can all learn from other Lean practitioners.  This continuous improvement stuff is about continuously learning, afterall we are only successful when we learn and apply what we have learned……plan-do-check-adjust

Who: Max two attendees per company

The next network meeting:

Where: Rose Corp., 401 N. 8th Street, Reading, PA 19601

(610) 376-5004  network contact Tom McDevitt

When: Thursday 2/19/09, beginning at 8:30am  ending Noon

What: Rose introduced it’s Continuous Improvement program early in 2008 and presented their concept to the network in April 2008 (They PLANNED and were just beginning to DO).  Now they would like to show and tell the network the results. (DO-CHECK-ADJUST/ACT).  I believe you will find their story, warts and all, compelling.

Why: This program was a dramatic, company-wide cultural change.  We all can learn from their efforts……it is 10% tools and techniques and 90% people afterall.

Who: Max two attendees per company
]]> http://www.dwightbowen.com/2009/02/next-meeting-thursday-february-19th-at-rose-corporation/feed/ 0 http://www.dwightbowen.com/2008/12/some-2009-network-meeting-dates/ http://www.dwightbowen.com/2008/12/some-2009-network-meeting-dates/#comments Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:59:20 +0000 Dwight http://leanthinkingnetwork.com/?p=126 Details to follow:

Thursday February 19, 2009 8:30am to Noon at Rose Corporation, Reading PA

Thursday March 12, 2009 8:30am to Noon at Adhesives Research, Glen Rock, PA

Thursday May 14, 2009 8:30am to Noon at Remcon Plastics, Reading, PA

Thursday September 10, 2009 8:30am to Noon at Insinger Machine, Philadelphia, PA

More to come

2009 Northeast Shingo Prize Conference