Workshop Overview
Competitive global cost pressures and increasing demands from customers are requiring plant operators and manufacturers to build products faster, better and cheaper. However a multiple-shift operation poses a challenge because of the potential for “disconnects” that result in reduced throughput, more waste and longer lead times. Operating multiple shifts can wreak havoc on the 5 Cs: communication, coordination, continuity, consistency & commitment. We need a system that fosters common goals and a seamless flow throughout the plant.
Our course facilitator has studied the unique challenges of shift operations for over 20 years. This two-day seminar will highlight Best Practices in 24-hour management from the world’s most competitive plants in the Americas, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East. It is jam-packed with practical tips, techniques and strategies for building a high-performance multishift operation. By learning to apply proven Best Practices, you’ll achieve substantial improvements in Cost, Quality, Delivery, Safety and Morale in less than a year.
So whether you’re looking to create a leaner, more productive operation, improve capacity utilization or explore alternative shift scheduling systems, this seminar will address practical, proven solutions.
Facilitator Profile
Our expert is founder and president of his own consultancy which assists industrial operations world-wide in improving productivity and profitability through the adoption of Lean Manufacturing principles and Best Practices with its over 20 years of experience. The consultancy also provides training seminars & workshops world-wide.
In addition, the course facilitator is the author of numerous articles on 24-hour management and a frequent speaker at conferences nationwide. He has worked, managed, and consulted for multishift operations in the Americas, Australia, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.
Some client achievements include:
- Reduced manufacturing lead times by 60%, increasing sales volume and improving customer satisfaction
- Reduced inventories by $1.4 million while managing 30% annual growth rate
- Restructured organization to provide for streamlined communication and leadership and increased employee involvement in continuous improvement efforts
- Improved plant profitability by $1.7 million a year through improved shift scheduling systems
- Delivered management training seminars both publicly and for specific companies in the U.S., Australia, Asia, South America and the Middle East with a 99%+ customer satisfaction rate
His partial client list includes:
- Petronas
- Shell Refining
- ExxonMobil
- Brunei LNG
- Unilever
- BASF Malaysia
- BASF India
- BHP Billiton (Australia)
- Cairn Energy
- Caltex Oil
- ChevronTexaco
- Henkel International
- Honeywell
- Nestle
- Thai Olefins
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
- Akzo Nobel
- BP Chemicals
- CMS Cement
- CMS Steel
- Emerson Process Mgmt
- GE Plastics
- Henkel International
- Jebsen & Jessen
- Kraft Foods
- Petron Corporation
- Qatar Petroleum
- Proctor & Gamble
- Schering-Plough
- Sulzer India
- 3M
Key benefits for attending this event
- REVITALIZE your 24-hour management system by building a competitive advantage
- BENCHMARK your performance against that of world-class facilities and operations
- IMPROVE process reliability and plant capacity utilization to achieve seamless flow
- EXPLORE alternative shift schedules that reduce costs and improve job satisfaction
- ENHANCE the 5 Cs - Communication, Coordination, Continuity, Consistency & Commitment - across all shifts
- IMPLEMENT Kaizen/Continuous Improvement for 24/7 operations
- DEVELOP high-performance first-line leaders by improving shift leadership
- CREATE a step-by-step action plan for your facility
Who Should Attend
General Managers, Directors, Heads, Chiefs, Senior Managers and Managers of:
Production | Operations | Plants | Warehousing |Shifts| Maintenance | Manufacturing | Factory | Supply Chain | Logistics | Training and Development
