CTPM E-News Articles 2008
| December |
Team Leadership and Lean & TPM
The role of the Team Leader is critical to the Toyota Production System and the Toyota Way, and one of the biggest challenges faced by many organisations on their journey, is the development of Team Leaders.
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A "Bottler" of an OEM-3
Coopers Brewery has recently successfully completed Operator Equipment Management Stage 1 Step 3 (OEM-3) for its high speed Bottling Line located at Regency Park in South Australia.
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Being "Passionate" pays off for MAR
Clyde Campbell, Managing Director of Machinery Automation & Robotics (MAR), designers and builders of automated manufacturing systems, presented at CTPM's 14th Annual Case Study & Networking Forum in September 2008. MAR were the first equipment supplier in Australia to be accredited by CTPM as supplying TPM3 "friendly equipment".
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November
PRESS RELEASE: 6 November 2008
Competitive Manufacturing along with Strategically driven Lean is how one Tasmanian Company has tackled the skills shortage and improved their BusinessFull Story
The Competitive Edge at Incat
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| October |
CSR Ethanol - YarravilleDisplaying Team achievements in A3
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Mistake Proofing Article
The Sanitarium `Recognition Toolbox'
DuPont and the MIT Sloan Management School have done extensive research into the Stable Domains of Behaviour within organisations. The journey to Operational Excellence and World Class performance challenges an organisation to create a Learning Organisation far removed from a Reactive Fire-Fighting Operation.
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New Zealand Power Crisis hurting?
Need to save Money and Power?
Here is how Juken New Zealand & Mar Petcare have done it.
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Carter Holt Harvey Commences TPM3 - Australasian Lean Journey
Carter Holt Harvey see that TPM3 - Australasian Lean is providing the `missing link'; greater involvement and ownership from their workforce.
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Boral Bricks Badgerys Creek Credit & Sale's Team Achieve Results
Boral Bricks, part of the NSW Clay & Concrete Division, recently completed their 2nd CTPM Improvement Activity Cycle with three teams in their two Western Sydney brick plants.
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September
Gunslingers and Turbidilisers Win 2008 "Aussie Cup" Competition
Breaking News from Lean & TPM Forum 2008
For the first time in the history of the annual networking event, CTPM Australasia awarded two Aussie Cups. In what was a much anticipated competition recognising and acknowledging the differences between the two types of teams, outstanding examples were presented from all four finalists.
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August
Boral Bricks has a winning Team at Bringelly
Boral Bricks, part of the NSW Clay & Concrete Division, recently completed their second CTPM Cycle with three improvement teams in their two Western Sydney brick plants.
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The TPM3 Leadership / Instructors Program provides specialist training for key personnel involved in leading and facilitating the implementation of TPM3 - Australasian Lean.
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Norske Skog is a world leading producer of newsprint and magazine paper. The Tasman site based in Kawerau New Zealand, operates two Paper Machines, and a Mechanical Pulp Mill.
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Toyota Frontline Problem Solving Workshops Great Success
The first of a highly successful series of Toyota Frontline Problem Solving Workshops to be conducted in the NSW Region was held on 9 May 2008 at the Department of State & Regional Development in Parramatta, Sydney with overwhelming response.
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CTPM represented at Engineers Australia National Manufacturing Forum
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| June |
Incat: the most adaptable to Change
"It is not the most intelligent or strongest who survive, it is the most adaptable to change." Charles Darwin
This quote from Charles Darwin, delivered by one of the team members at the first cycle final presentations at Incat Tasmania, epitomises the work, focus, and effort put in by the team members and the leadership team.
After all, what can you say when a team presents over 35 significant improvements at their final presentations with over 29 already completed!
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Waste Not.......Want Not
Some 15 members and guests participated in the meeting which involved an overview of the theory of the 7+1 Levels of Waste, followed by a comprehensive plant tour of the Boral Bricks site including a hands-on activity to highlight the typical levels of waste in an organisation.
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CTPM Australasia's inaugural one-day Toyota Frontline Problem Solving Workshop Tasmania
- What do you do when problems occur?
- Do these problems keep coming back?
- Do you need to improve the problem solving capability in your organisation?
| April |
Simplot In-House 3 Pillars Supports Leader Development
What does a company do when they want to really enhance their employees understanding of what TPM3 - Australasian Lean is all about? Why, they run a CTPM In-House 3 Pillars Workshop! This is exactly what Simplot Tasmania did from 12 - 14 December 2007 at their Simplot Ulverstone site.
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Communication - It's Important!!
To ensure a robust improvement programme and to get buy in, and prevent rumours everyone in an organisation needs to be informed. What is the site's vision? How will it affect me? What is happening in my area? What changes are the improvement teams making? What can I do to help?
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`Clean Sweep' at Dunmore
You need an enormous broom to make a `Clean Sweep' at a quarry but that is exactly what the team at Boral Metro Quarries - Dunmore Site were able to achieve after completing their first cycle of 5S / WAM (Work Area Management) activity.
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Set-up Time Reduction - theme for SA February Learning Group Meeting.
March
Click Here to read about key issues / questions raised by the delegates at the beginning of our Getting Lean & TPM to Work public workshops
Stop Human Errors at the Source! More than 12 delegates attended these two workshops which examined how simple devices, known as poka - yokes, can help to prevent errors at the source.
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Essential Reading for "Lean" and "TPM3 - Australasian Lean" Practitioners.
Are You Using the Right Tool for the Job?This was the issue that the TPM3 team in the Sanitarium Berkeley Vale Beverages department was facing when they were trying to resolve a problem on the soy milk production line.
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Magical Final Presentations at Mars Petcare New Zealand
- Blockages / Hassles Encountered
- Achievements
- Lessons Learnt
February
- How Robotics can Assist in Automation of Tasks........and where TPM3 fits in
Clyde Campbell, Managing Director - Machinery Automation & Robotics (MAR) presented at CTPM's TPM3 - Australasian Lean Forum 2007, Case Study & Networking Conference.
MAR were the first equipment supplier in Australia to be accredited by CTPM as supplying TPM3 "friendly equipment".
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| January |
"Block Busters", a Micro Focused Equipment & Process Improvement Team from Holden's HFV6 Engine Plant at Port Melbourne, recently presented at CTPM's TPM3 - Australasian Lean Forum 2007, Case Study & Networking Conference. The team took out 1st place in CTPM's 2007 TPM3 Aussie Cup.
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"How well is your site's improvement vision communicated into action?"This was the theme for CTPM's Learning Group Meeting held at SCA Hygiene Australasia - Henderson site in May 2007.
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