The business case for training within industry (twi)
“If companies are serious about developing skills and making improvements, then I urge them to study up on TWI concepts.” - (Art Smalley, President, Art of Lean, Shingo Prize Research Award Winner, 2003)
TWI (Training Within Industry)
TWI is a programme that was set up by the US government during the Second World War, when American industry was faced with the prospect of training millions of new workers, fast and effectively. The programme had to be highly practical.
TWI is focused on three essential skills that every supervisor should have. These are Job Instruction (JI), Job Methods (JM), and Job Relations (JR). TWI methods were adopted by Ohno in 1951 and became the foundation of the Toyota Production System.
JI is how to quickly instruct workers to do a task correctly. JM is how to improve a job and reduce waste. JR is how to deal with people and team issues.
Some 65 years later, JI is still used virtually unchanged at Toyota. JM and JR have been modified but the principles remain. TWI instruction is undergoing a renaissance in the USA with hundreds of companies taking up the highly effective and massively proven methods.
TWI Institute / LERC Seminar – 28th & 29th September 2011 - “The Business Case for TWI”
The TWI Institute (www.twi-institute.org) and LERC are holding a 2 day seminar aimed at giving an overview of Training Within Industry, with a detailed look at various methods of TWI application in industry (including the benefits gained from such actions). The two days will help provide an insight into TWI implementation and help delegates build a business case for adoption within their own organisation.
The seminar will involve the agenda below (click on the available links for individual presentation details).
| Day One | |
| 0700-0800 | Registration and Reception |
| 0800-0830 | Introduction to LERC/TWI Institute John Bicheno, Director of Lean Operations, Lean Enterprise Research Centre |
| 0845-0945 | Overview of the TWI Program Patrick Graupp, Senior Master Trainer and Robert Wrona, Executive Director, TWI Institute |
| 1000-1100 | 'Implementing TWI: 7 Steps to Creating and Managing a Skills-Based Culture' Patrick Graupp, Senior Master Trainer and Robert Wrona, Executive Director, TWI Institute |
| 1115-1230 | 'Around the World "Full Circle" in 70 Years with TWI' - FMC Technologies Ltd., Scotland Caroline Moncur, Learning & Development Advisor and Dougie Gair, Certified TWI Trainer |
| 1330-1445 | 'Laying the Foundations for Standard Work and Structured Problem Solving' - Lake Region Medical Ltd., Ireland John O' Dwyer, Continuous Improvement Engineer and Certified TWI Trainer |
| 1500-1615 | 'Maximising Return on Investment from TWI-JI Training' - Gemalto WCE Denis Becker, Global MBB Support Manager and Certified TWI Trainer and Bridget Ward, Lean Sigma Change Expert - UK |
| 1630-1700 | Q&A/Discuss Schedule for Day 2 |
| Day Two | |
| 0730-0800 | Registration and Reception |
| 0800-0915 | 'Using TWI to Attain Global Knowledge Sharing and Standard Work at LEGO' - LEGO System A/S, Denmark John Vellema, Certified TWI Trainer |
| 0930-1045 | 'Developing a Global Training Organisation the LEGO Way' - LEGO System A/S, Denmark Gitte Jakobsen, HR Manager and Certified TWI Trainer |
| 1100-1215 | 'Using JI Training to Quickly Train Operators For New Equipment to Become "Production Ready"' Jeff Kidner and Elin Hughes, Directors of TWI Lean Solutions Ltd; Justin Watts, Certified TWI Trainer |
1330-1530 | Roundtable Q&A Session with all the presenters. Facilitated by Patrick Graupp, TWI Institute Senior Master Trainer |
Dates and Location
28th and 29th September, 2011 at the Novotel, Cardiff.
Fee
£300 for the seminar (both days).
Note - Unfortunately, due to safety restrictions, the visit to Burton's foods, Newport has now been cancelled. Alterations are being made to the programme which will be confirmed above in the near future.
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