Lean Executive Leadership Programme 2010
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Date: 09-09-2010 Duration: 2 Days Times: Day 1: 9.30-5pm Day2: 8.30-4pm Location: North East Lean Forum: Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown Cost: Fully Booked To book this Event or make an enquiry click this button. |
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Lean Executive Leadership Programme facilitated by Toyota Motors/University of Kentucky
Day 1: 9.30-5pm
- Introduction & Expectations
- Path to True Lean Part 1
- Break
- Path to True Lean Part 2
- Lunch
- True Lean Human Resources Managemnet Development Part 1
- Break
- 8 Step Problem Solving
- Perspective Review/Daily Wrap Up
Day 2: 8.30am-4pm
- Refresher
- True Lean Human Resources Management Development Part 2
- Break
- Standardized Work
- Lunch
- Jishuken Room: Managemnet & Operation
- Break
- Hoshin Kanri
- Perspective Review/Discussion/Wrap-up
Ken Kreafle, General Manager-Production Engineering, Toyota Motors - Ken joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in 1987 and is currently an Executive in Residence at the University of Kentucky (UK) from Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. (TEMA). Ken serves as manager of the Lean Systems program with the UK Centre for Manufacturing/College of Engineering. In his most recent assignment at TEMA, he was General Manager of Vehicle Production Engineering in Erlanger Kentucky. He was the Chief Production Engineer for the new generation Avalon and works closely with the Toyota North American Manufacturing Companies (NAMCs), Toyota Technical Centre (TTC) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TPC) to ensure the success of the North American vehicle launches.
Pete Gritton is an Adjunct Instructor for the Lean Manufacturing Program at the University of Kentucky. Pete retired as Vice President of Human Resources for Toyota Engineering and Manufacturing of North America in June 2009.
The guiding principle of Human Resources at Toyota is to develop philosophies, strategies, policies and procedures needed to create and sustain the “True Lean” culture.
As VP of HR, Pete was responsible for all human resources functions including: executive and management development, succession planning, compensation and benefits, health services and employee relations for Toyota’s assembly and parts manufacturing sites in North America with more than 22,000 employees.
After being hired as the Employee Relations Manager at the start-up of Toyota’s first wholly owned manufacturing facility in the United States in 1986, Pete held various positions in Human Resources and Production Control over the next 19 years. Pete transferred to Toyota’s North American headquarters in 2005 as Vice President of Human Resources.
Crittenden (Crit) M. Fisher, Jr., is an Adjunct Instructor for the Lean Manufacturing Program at the University of Kentucky. He has over 39 years of industry experience in the fields of quality, engineering and manufacturing. In 1989 he joined Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky as a Quality Engineer (QE) Specialist in Powertrain.
He was promoted to Quality Engineering Powertrain Assistant Manager in July 1993 where he oversaw the planning and administration of quality assurance; evaluation and improvement of new projects; and the promotion of remedial actions, plans and introduction of equipment. In January 1998 he rotated into quality engineering for the vehicle assembly plants which required him and his team to interact with all manufacturing sections support groups and external suppliers.
He began to work for Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America (TEMA) as a contractor after retirement in mid 2005. While on dispatch, he worked at parts suppliers where he was involved in issues that impacted daily operations. He facilitated hands-on problem solving activity and installed tracking systems for quality improvement while coaching and developing his team.
