Duluth, MN 55807 A YEAR IN REVIEW - The Jamar … MN 55807 SOLID PARTNERS. SOLID SOLUTIONS. SOLID...

LEAN news, events and more........ December 2009 The Jamar Company 4701 Mike Colalillo Drive Duluth, MN 55807 SOLID PARTNERS. SOLID SOLUTIONS. SOLID SERVICE. If you have quesons or comments, please contact a member of the Steering Commiee: Cindy Luoma, Heather Salfer, Craig Fellman, Roger Daoust, Tim Grimsrud, Shaun Johnson, Mark Ziells, Sco Drennen, Mike Dryke, Dale Thrun, Jeff Dincau, Bob Ehle JAMAR’S LEAN PURPOSE: Increase Customer Value Through: • Empowering Our People • Eliminang Waste • Enhancing Producvity The Jamar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Contractor Roger Anderson Linda Bammert Al Berg Mike Billings David Brand Jim Brown Greg Carlson Troy Damgard Roger Daoust Jeff Dincau Sco Drennen Mike Dryke Eric Ecklund Bob Ehle Mark Erickson Craig Fellman Floyd Ferguson Wayne Fjeld Mike Giese Dale Graves Tim Grimsrud Josh Hansen Laura Harney Natalie Helland Emily Johnson Ken Johnson Shaun Johnson Cindy Luoma Jeremy Magnuson Jarred Marek Tom Meals Greg Olek Kevin Osterling Jim Palumbo Jim Pascoe Kevin Pellersels Tom Peterson Louie Pufall Susan Quam Charlie Rollins Heather Salfer Jon Sanders John Strain Brian Tarasewicz Dale Thrun Dean Thrun Brent Tonner Bonita Wills Mike Wunch Mark Ziells Paul Zwak A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR: A YEAR IN REVIEW: Above: Job Box in the Field - With ‘every- thing in its place’ Above: Mobile Gang Box created at the DECC Expansion Leﬅ: Insulaon Inventory Reducon Below: LEAN Graffi Board in the Field - Hartley Bldg. What a year it’s been! Our people have been busy idenfying problems that affect producvity, from the office to the field. Lean tools are being used to begin to correct problems. As menoned in the last Buzz, during 2010 we’ll spend some me circling back to see if implemented changes are effecve. If they are not working, or need tweaking, teams need to take steps for further improvement. As we move into 2010 we also need to begin thinking about producvity from an everyday standpoint. How can Lean principles be incorporated into everyday work acvies? Problem solving, interacon with others, and team building all play key roles in Lean. Lean is not just about projects and 5S events; it does involve being OK with the fact that there are problems that need fixing. Covering up problems teaches us nothing. Instead, we need to get to the root cause and correct the issue, then share results so others benefit from the knowledge. That is how we become a learning organizaon. The examples above have given us a small taste of that approach – now we need to really build on that to a greater degree. The following Jamar staff are LEAN resources. They all gradu- ated in 2009!

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Page 1: Duluth, MN 55807 A YEAR IN REVIEW - The Jamar … MN 55807 SOLID PARTNERS. SOLID SOLUTIONS. SOLID SERVICE. If you have questions or comments, please contact a member of the Steering

LEAN news, events and more........December 2009

The Jamar Company4701 Mike Colalillo Drive

Duluth, MN 55807

SOL ID PARTNERS. SOL ID SOLUT IONS. SOL ID SERVICE .If you have questions or comments, please contact a member of the Steering Committee: Cindy Luoma, Heather Salfer, Craig Fellman, Roger Daoust, Tim Grimsrud, Shaun Johnson, Mark Ziells, Scott Drennen, Mike Dryke, Dale Thrun, Jeff Dincau, Bob Ehle

JAMAR’S LEAN PURPOSE:

Increase Customer Value Through:

• Empowering Our People• Eliminating Waste• Enhancing Productivity

The Jamar Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Contractor

Roger AndersonLinda BammertAl BergMike BillingsDavid BrandJim BrownGreg CarlsonTroy DamgardRoger DaoustJeff DincauScott DrennenMike DrykeEric EcklundBob EhleMark EricksonCraig FellmanFloyd FergusonWayne FjeldMike GieseDale GravesTim GrimsrudJosh HansenLaura HarneyNatalie HellandEmily JohnsonKen JohnsonShaun JohnsonCindy LuomaJeremy MagnusonJarred MarekTom MealsGreg OlekKevin OsterlingJim PalumboJim PascoeKevin PellerselsTom PetersonLouie PufallSusan QuamCharlie RollinsHeather SalferJon SandersJohn StrainBrian TarasewiczDale ThrunDean ThrunBrent TonnerBonita WillsMike WunchMark ZiellsPaul Zwak

A MESSAGE FROM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR:

A YEAR IN REVIEW:

Above: Job Box in the Field - With ‘every-thing in its place’

Above: Mobile Gang Box created at the DECC Expansion

Left: Insulation Inventory ReductionBelow: LEAN Graffiti Board in the Field - Hartley Bldg.

What a year it’s been! Our people have been busy identifying problems that affect productivity, from the office to the field. Lean tools are being used to begin to correct problems. As mentioned in the last Buzz, during 2010 we’ll spend some time circling back to see if implemented changes are effective. If they are not working, or need tweaking, teams need to take steps for further improvement.

As we move into 2010 we also need to begin thinking about productivity from an everyday standpoint. How can Lean principles be incorporated into everyday work activities? Problem solving, interaction with others, and team building all play key roles in Lean. Lean is not just about projects and 5S events; it does involve being OK with the fact that there are problems that need fixing. Covering up problems teaches us nothing. Instead, we need to get to the root cause and correct the issue, then share results so others benefit from the knowledge. That is how we become a learning organization. The examples above have given us a small taste of that approach – now we need to really build on that to a greater degree.

The following Jamar staff are LEAN resources. They all gradu-ated in 2009!