Julie Thyne

Global Continuous Improvement Leader Dow Chemical

Julie Thyne has worked for Dow for the last 22 years in a variety of manufacturing and engineering positions. She is currently a Global Improvement Leader. Julie is the recipient of the 2014 STEP Ahead award from the Manufacturing Institute. Outside of work, Julie promotes STEM education for elementary and middle school students.

Main Conference Day 2: December 2, 2020

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020

9:15 AM Intelligent Automation: Harnessing the Power of Humans & Machines Working Together

10:20 AM How do you measure CI Expertise?

Dow has been on a continuous improvement journey that has included Six Sigma

certifications, external consultants, classroom workshops, and online training. As

we enter the next evolution, we are focused on expertise – how to improve the

skills of our organization at all levels and how to measure capability.

• How do you properly teach CI skills at all levels of the organization?

• Wading through all the methodologies and buzzwords, what really matters?

• How can you properly measure the CI capabilities in your organization

3:15 PM Driving Operational Excellence to the Frontline: Sustainable Transformation From the Bottom up

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

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Julie.

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