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Kaizen Events

“Kaizen”: A Japanese term that is most literally translated as “continuity and change for the better”. It is based on the fundamental philosophy that what we do today should be better than yesterday, and what we do tomorrow should be better than today - never accepting status quo. No matter how well we perform, we know we can do better and look to do so tomorrow.

Our Kaizen program focuses on the implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing principles, including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work and Kanban

A summary of Kaizen events at Ultra Electronics, NSPI:
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Kaizen group

December 2005: “3P” (Production Preparedness Process) kaizen event for a new family of RTDs

Team Members:

  • Alan Gilchrist
  • Lynn Harper
  • John Labaj
  • Pete Land
  • Geoff Leighton
  • Penny Sebring
Kaizen group

December 2005: Process improvement for High Volume Temperature Sensors

Team Members:

  • Sandra Amidon
  • Alan Gilchrist
  • Elizabeth Mata
  • Sana Mohtashami
  • Julie Orem
  • Jim Utterback
  • Nick Verlenich
Kaizen group

November 2005: Development and implementation of a “U” shaped manufacturing cell for High Temperature Platinum Sensors

Team Members:

  • Chris Cook
  • Sheila Finn
  • Pedro Gonzales
  • Ken Laird
  • Pete Land
  • Helen Postma
  • Susan Strmiska
  • Francesco Totta
Kaizen group

November 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of Shipping

Team Members:

  • Ron Kleinpeter
  • Pete Land
  • Shellee Lujan
  • Dave Robertson
  • Aaron Robinson
  • Tommy Tate
  • Ricky Wentrcek
Kaizen group

October 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of Receiving

Team Members:

  • Chick Canet
  • Lynn Harper
  • Bobby Hernandez
  • David Ludden
  • Mike Sanchez
  • Sandy Turner
  • Alan Weaver
Kaizen group

October 2005: Manufacturing process improvement in Cell 005

Team Members:

  • Simon Appleby
  • Chris Cook
  • Marty Jones
  • Priscilla Orona
  • Dolores Rangel
  • Jacob Sanchez
Kaizen group

September 2005: Manufacturing process improvement of “TF” Sensors

Team Members:

  • Joe Cheatham
  • Alan Gilchrist
  • Donna Heinemann
  • Corey Hernandez
  • Theressa Hollivay
  • Ken Laird
  • Paula Young
Kaizen group

September 2005: Implementation of Cellular Manufacturing for “C” Range Sensors

Team Members:

  • BJ Daugherty
  • Tony Ehly
  • Steve Elliott
  • John Labaj
  • Shellee Lujan
  • Gabe Rodriguez
  • Jearlean Wade
Kaizen group

August 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of Service Analysis

Team Members:

  • John Byrd
  • Pat Calvin
  • Bill Canet
  • Tarrance Graham
  • Gary Krause
  • Heather Walter
Kaizen group

August 2005: Manufacturing process improvement of Averaging sensors

Team Members:

  • Charlotte Carrizales
  • Cesar Castillo
  • Sheila Finn
  • Mary Reyna
  • John Stevens
  • Susan Strmiska
  • Jim Utterback
Kaizen group

July 2005: Process improvement of Cell 063

Team Members:

  • Lynn Harper
  • Rod Reyes
  • Gabriel Rodriguez
  • Neida Rodriguez
  • Michael Sanchez
  • John Stevens
  • Ricky Wentrcek
Kaizen group

June 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of RMA processing

Team Members:

  • Corey Hernandez
  • John Byrd
  • Chick Canet
  • David Ludden
  • Ben Montemayor
  • Nancy Perkins
  • David Stephens
  • Jim Utterback
Kaizen group

June 2005: Development and implementation of “U” shaped manufacturing cell for Breakable RTDs

Team Members:

  • Charlotte Carrizales
  • Corey Hernandez
  • Shellee Lujan
  • Jacob Sanchez
  • Susie Strmiska
  • Nick Verlenich
  • Larry Witt
Kaizen group

May 2005: Implementation of “U” shaped cell for manufacture of HVAC sensors

Team Members:

  • Alan Gilchrist
  • Lynn Harper
  • Gary Krause
  • Ken Laird
  • Pete Land
  • Debbie Mazoch
  • Kevin Sourdellia (Benchmark Guest)
  • Richard Wheeler
Kaizen group

May 2005: Implementation of cellular manufacturing for Quick Ship program

Team Members:

  • Jacob Sanchez
  • Penny Sebring
  • John Stevens
  • Aaron Robinson
  • Sherry Rodebush
  • Jim Utterback
  • Richard Wheeler
Kaizen group

April 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of Nuclear work order processing

Team Members:

  • Rick Andersen
  • Bill Canet
  • Ken Laird
  • Shellee Lujan
  • Todd Reynolds
  • David Stephens
  • Ricky Wentrcek
Kaizen group

April 2005: Development of model cell for manufacture of wire wound elements

Team Members:

  • Sandra Amidon
  • Stella Byrd
  • Bill Canet
  • Chris Cook
  • Lynn Harper
  • Darlene Hawkins
  • Scott Jewett
Kaizen group

March 2005: Cost reduction of armored cable sensors

Team Members:

  • Chris Cook
  • Sheila Finn
  • John Labaj
  • Susie Strmiska
  • Marlin Thomas
  • Jim Utterback
  • Ricky Wentrcek
Kaizen group

February 2005: Development of a Model Cell for T/C manufacture

Team Members:

  • Ron Bandy
  • Christine Buhisan
  • Charlotte Carrizales
  • Bobby Hernandez
  • Scott Jewett
  • Ken Laird
  • Shellee Lujan
  • David Matthews
  • John Stevens
Kaizen group

January 2005: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of Service and RMA processing

Team Members:

  • Chick Canet
  • Earnest Cisneros
  • Lynn Harper
  • Scott Jewett
  • Troy Johnson
  • John Labaj
  • Denise Rosenzweig
  • Marlin Thomas
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