Most energy, chemicals, and resources companies today have
developed an operational excellence framework in which there
are numerous continuous improvement initiatives. Where a lot
of organizations fail is in gaining frontline support in order to
fully realize the OE transformation.
Prior to her current role as a Global Improvement Leader at
Dow Chemical, Julie Thyne served as a site leader for one of
the company’s electronic materials facilities. In this role, Julie
saw how tangible results can be realized when the frontline
employees are consulted, engaged, and responsible for
continuous improvement initiatives. In this Masterclass, Julie
will discuss how basic lean and CI principles can be combined
and applied to drive improvement from the bottom up. In
addition to a real life case study from the plant, Julie will share
how you can apply these techniques in your own organization:
• Creating a structured approach in shop floor meetings
• Asking the right questions to get to find opportunities for
tangible improvements
• Using Short Interval Control to track improvement projects
in a digestible way
• Developing a culture of OE and reliability through frontline
engagement
• How to identify CI projects and link them to overall
business objectives and strategy
• Setting your people up for success by providing
employees with the right tools to follow through with
improvement projects