Forestry Services - Sawmills
A CUT ABOVE THE REST
COUNTRY: 10 Sawmills across Canada and the United States
PRIORITY OBJECTIVES:
To develop and implement a uniform Management Operating System across each different work site. In addition, the training and coaching of key personnel to continually improve their processes would result in improved productivity across their operations. It was critical that all improvements be sustainable.
PVA’S RESPONSE:
To upgrade Management Operating System elements with particular attention on planning, communication, in-the-field follow-up and reporting mechanisms. Their existing work standards were both reviewed and updated. ‘On the job’ training and coaching was provided to the Management Team to effectively implement the required changes. Some of the specific actions that contributed to the results were:
Across all sites, Coordinators were trained to support the changes and to perpetuate the team’s results.
PROJECT RESULTS:
Some of the results that our client achieved were:
In addition, all changes were tied into the client’s existing Corporate Reporting System. The system could now be used to follow-up on work completion on a shorter interval basis.
PERPETUATION OF RESULTS:
An additional project was undertaken to continue their training and development of their key people across different work sites. PVA has completed their four system audits at each site and ownership has been successfully transferred to our client. They have some of their own employees trained as Continuous Improvement Coordinators to conduct regular system audits and to analyze and action all audit results. The sharing and presentation of their audit results will continue to provide the feedback required to sustain the behavioral changes and the performance results. PVA continues to provide on-going support as required.
COUNTRY: 10 Sawmills across Canada and the United States
PRIORITY OBJECTIVES:
To develop and implement a uniform Management Operating System across each different work site. In addition, the training and coaching of key personnel to continually improve their processes would result in improved productivity across their operations. It was critical that all improvements be sustainable.
PVA’S RESPONSE:
To upgrade Management Operating System elements with particular attention on planning, communication, in-the-field follow-up and reporting mechanisms. Their existing work standards were both reviewed and updated. ‘On the job’ training and coaching was provided to the Management Team to effectively implement the required changes. Some of the specific actions that contributed to the results were:
- Implementing enhanced system tools that optimize resources and set challenging short interval targets for attainment
- Improving the maintenance processes by improving the quantity and quality of Preventive Maintenance work being completed
- Implementing Line Balancing Models to balance the production flow at each Mill
- Implementing a problem resolution mechanism to manage and eliminate controllable variances throughout the shift
Across all sites, Coordinators were trained to support the changes and to perpetuate the team’s results.
PROJECT RESULTS:
Some of the results that our client achieved were:
- Increases to the planer efficiencies and to the sawmill efficiencies
- Increases to the various site production levels
- Preventive Maintenance Programs were improved
- Reductions in the amount of breakdowns and downtime from all sources
- Reductions in overtime levels
In addition, all changes were tied into the client’s existing Corporate Reporting System. The system could now be used to follow-up on work completion on a shorter interval basis.
PERPETUATION OF RESULTS:
An additional project was undertaken to continue their training and development of their key people across different work sites. PVA has completed their four system audits at each site and ownership has been successfully transferred to our client. They have some of their own employees trained as Continuous Improvement Coordinators to conduct regular system audits and to analyze and action all audit results. The sharing and presentation of their audit results will continue to provide the feedback required to sustain the behavioral changes and the performance results. PVA continues to provide on-going support as required.
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