Agenda
 

 

Session Title

Keeping TWI Alive at Your Company: “Principles 1st, Culture 2nd, Practices 3rd, Tools 4th!”

Session Abstract

TWI died in the United States immediately after World War II.  Just as TWI makes its re-emergence onto US soil once again, we must ask ourselves, will TWI die another death?

TWI was born out of a crisis.  It is reborn yet again out of another crisis, in fact, multiple crises.  When our current crises end and our replaced with new different crises, will TWI have the fortitude and stamina to sustain itself on American soil as it has on Japanese soil for decades?

TWI’s sustainability in the US and within individual companies all depends on why an organization is “doing” TWI and if the organization’s principles, culture, and practices are aligned with principles of TWI and Lean.

This presentation will compare and relate the principles of TWI, Lean, Dr. Deming, and Leadership. It will stress the importance of adapting the principles of TWI into an organization’s culture and practices, and will demonstrate common business practices today that do not support TWI’s principles, thus making TWI a fragile entity once again.  
 

Specific Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this session, participants will learn…

  • Why TWI died the first time

  • The Relationshiop Between Lean, Deming, and TWI Principles

  • Principles 1st, Culture and Prctauce 2nd, Tools 3rd

  • Intenrla Business Paractices That Do Not Support TWI Principles

  • What To Do?

  • Could Your Company have Developed TWI?

Target Audience

 

Beginner – For Those Preparing for their Journey

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Intermediate – For Early Adopters with 1-2 Years Experience

 

Advanced – For Those Well Along the Path Looking for More Advanced Tools

Presenter Biography

MIKE MICKLEWRIGHT is a dynamic keynote speaker, Dr. Deming impersonator, author, business and quality consultant, and trainer based in the Chicago area.

Mike writes his own column for Quality Digest, an on-line magazine, in which he is known as the Whys Guy.  He has recently written two books: Out of Another @#%^! Crisis and Lean ISO 9001, which either have or will soon be published  Mike is also a Midwest Board Member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and a member of the US TAG to ISO/TC 176, the organization that writes the ISO 900o0 set of standards.

Mike specializes in Lean, ISO 9001, Leadership, Deming, and Root Cause Analysis. He is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt, Quality Auditor, Quality Engineer,  Manager of Quality/Operational Excellence, and Supply Chain Analyst.   He also holds an Engineering degree from the University of Illinois.