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Mt Baker history n 10th Anniversary n Bought out of bankruptcy n Plywood Learning experience " Beginning reform is beginning revolution. " --Duke of Wellington
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Hardwood Plywood; Achieving Quality with
Organic Products
Ken DurlandLean Manufacturing Manager
Mt Baker Products
Mt Baker history 10th Anniversary
Bought out of bankruptcy
Plywood Learning experience
" Beginning reform is beginning revolution. " --Duke of Wellington
Donnie Allen
Donnie Allen
Be willing to make decisions. That's the most important quality in a good leader. Don't fall victim to what I call the Ready- Aim-Aim-Aim Syndrome. You must be willing to fire.
-T. Boone Pickens
Differences of Lumber and Hardwood Plywood
Grading vs. Inspection
Manufacturing Assembly
Manufactured Defects
Learning is not compulsory... neither is survival. --W. Edwards Deming
How Do We Compete? We make the finest hardwood plywood
Niche Markets
High Quality, High Mix - Low Volume McDonald’s vs. Wendy’s
•It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and THEN do your best --W. Edwards Deming
Quality Tools
JIT Japanese Manufacturing Techniques Upside Down Pyramid Kaizen
“We are being ruined by our best efforts”
- W. Edwards Deming
Rule #1 Quality Sells
Everyone Knows “Quality Sells” The trick is doing what it takes
Build in Quality vs. Inspect in Quality
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. --Mahatma Gandhi
Lean Manufacturing Minimum Input = Maximum Output
Find and eliminate the waste Seven Deadly Wastes:
• Overproduction • Inventory• Defects• Waiting Time• Transportation• Processing• Motion
“Companies will become lean for two reasons; either they are making money and
see the opportunity, or they are losing money.”
- Unknown
No Overproduction Greatest waste of money and resources
Uses materials that may be needed for other orders
Involves extra handling, storage, and space
Hides other problems Defects
" Beginning reform is beginning revolution. " --Duke of Wellington
Reduce Inventory Closely connected to overproduction
Obsolete panels
Long loading times
Quality problems
Scheduling problems
" Planning is as natural to the process of success as its absence is to the process of failure. "
-Robin Sieger
Eliminating Defects Most effective with low inventory
Defects are seen at the next workstation Action taken immediately and problem
eliminated
Find the root cause Don’t put on a band-aid
“Without data, it’s just another opinion.”
- Moshen Modarres Fathee, Boeing Corporation
Shop Rate September 1999 - 8.8%
Shop Rate September 2003 - 2.32%
Did We Succeed?
Almost all quality improvement comes via simplification of design, manufacturing,
layout, processes, and procedures. -Tom Peters