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Lean University
-- Race City USA for Manufacturers
What is Lean University -- Race
City USA?
 Lean maintenance is all about
achieving maximum uptime. NASCAR racing demands the same
thing.
There are many similarities between Lean maintenance
and the NASCAR pit stop. Below, we have included only
several of these similarities.
| Lean maintenance |
NASCAR pit stop |
| Maximum
uptime means maximum profit. |
Maximum
uptime means maximum profit. |
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Accountability/adaptability improves employee
performance. |
Accountability/adaptability improves athlete
performance. |
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right tool in the right place at the right time
prevents confusion and delay. |
The
right tool in the right place at the right time
prevents confusion and delay. |
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Mechanics and operators on the same page eliminates
downtime. |
Mechanics and drivers on the same page eliminates
downtime. |
The idea behind Lean
University -- Race City USA is to bring maintenance and
production managers out of the factory and in to a different
element. We will show you practical, real examples of how
you can improve your uptime and your reliability. This is a
new perspective on maintenance and production teamwork.
Below, you will find out how the even unfolds.
Day one
You will arrive at the
PIT
Instruction & Training facility located in the heart of
racing country, 25 minutes north of Charlotte, in
Mooresville, N.C. After you register, you'll find a seat in
the auditorium and that's where the day will begin.
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Bob Williamson delivers
his presentation on NASCAR pit stops, Lean
maintenance and equipment reliability. |
Bob Williamson, president of
Strategic Work Systems, will deliver a three-hour
presentation stuffed full with practical, actionable ideas
that will deliver bottom line improvement in your facility.
It's worth it to come to Lean University -- Race City USA just for that. His
presentation is applicable to any industrial/manufacturing
setting. And, his examples will help you make immediate,
rewarding changes at your facility.
Following a home-cooked lunch (last time we had meatloaf,
fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and pie), you'll
hear from Breon Klopp, senior director of motor sports
development for PIT Instruction & Training, the business
that trains NASCAR pit crews how to do their job. Breon will explain how pit
stops and Lean are related.
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Patrick Bernall prepares the attendees |
Then, we'll split you up into teams and introduce you to
your pit crew coaches. These coaches are in training to take
their places on professional race teams across the country.
Patrick Bernall, former
jackman for the #45 Kyle Petty team and current front-tire
carrier for #4 Morgan-McClure Motorsports, will lead the
exercises. Patrick is an experienced presenter and pit crew
athlete; his presentation is dynamic and he will have you
thinking how you would apply his lessons in your own plant.
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Blue Team
2 races to eliminate waste from their pit stop |
These guys understand Lean
and how streamlining pit stops is like streamlining your own
business processes. For the next four hours, you will learn
how to work together with complete strangers to eliminate
waste from a process you are not familiar with (pit stops).
We'll show you why the right tools in the right place at the
right time is not just a slogan. We'll show you why
adaptability and accountability can mean the difference
between getting work done and absorbing downtime. And we'll show
you how the same Lean tools that apply in the pit box can
also apply on the plant floor.
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Lean University
attendees listen as one speaker explains Lean
concepts |
Day two
After you've had the night to let it all soak in, we're
going to get together in our groups and talk about the day
before. We're going to talk about what we learned and how
the ideas we embraced during the pit stops can be
implemented in your plant. Then, we'll bring everybody
together so we can share with each other our implementation
ideas. This is where the creativity of the group shines
through. You will take home from this morning session real,
practical ideas you can use.
Following our morning
debriefing, we will wind down with two case studies from
Scott Teerlinck, director of customer support and
maintenance for Rockwell Automation and Mark
Gooch, vice president of Lean enterprise for Pentair.
Rockwell Automation president
and CEO Keith Nosbusch spoke at our first-ever Lean
Manufacturing University back in 2002. In March, Scott will
provide us with an update on how Rockwell has applied Lean
concepts to its maintenance practices.
Pentair's Mark Gooch is currently in the process of bringing Lean to all
of its 15,000 global employees. He is going to share how
Pentair measures improvement. He is also going to share some
of the successful and some of the, well, not-so-successful
endeavors he's experienced along the way. Mark has years of
experience in Lean and his presentations are dynamic and
easy to understand.
Time to get to know
your instructors |
