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5th Edition of LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR MRO FORUM

5th Edition of LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR MRO FORUM
October 12-13, 2011
Crowne Plaza San Francisco International Airport Hotel
San Francisco, CA


facility tour

Don’t forget to register for the United Facility Tour!

Explore and discover first-hand the tools and methodologies that United Technical Operations use to stay ahead of the game and lead the way as a full-service global MRO provider.

Please note that you must be registered for the Forum before you can register for the tour.  Separate registration is required.  You will receive the facility tour registration link upon registering for the Forum, and once again in your confirmation email.

In order to participate in the tour and instructional session, you must be pre-registered for this tour.  Tour sign-up forms will be accepted until October 3, 2011.  All tour attendees must check-in and attend the tour debrief (at the Crowne Plaza San Francisco International Airport Hotel) at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday, October 13.   

For security purposes, all tour attendees must bring one (1) government issued ID as proof of identification. 

Airbus 319/320 C Check Line – CPI – Waste reduction through point of use (POU) material and tooling

  • Tool: Inventory Kanban
  • Benefit: Motion and waiting time waste reduction
  • Tool: Spaghetti Diagram
  • Benefit: Identified waste associated with the positioning of tooling, material, and paperwork

 

Boeing 777 IPTE Modification – CPI – Critical path reduction through VSM and 5S

  • Tool: 5S
  • Benefit: Reduction of Conveyance, Motion, waiting, and inventory waste
  • Tool: Current and Future State VSM
  • Benefit: Identifies and reduces waiting time and non-value added activity

 

PW 4000 Flow Line – CPI – Adherence to takt and visual management

  • Tool: Cell flow
  • Benefit: Facilitates single piece flow and takt with timed production cadence
  • Tool: Visual management
  • Benefit: Sets expectations by shift and visual updates of production status