Jim Anderson
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thisisme said:Continious Improvement?! What are you possibly thinking?!!! Cutting heads and eliminating overtime forever. This is the worst program the TWU has bought into. How come the TEAM TWU isn't screaming about this one? It won't work in our shop because we went to the school on it and came back and told everyone it was a layoff plan. They then read the material on the shop internet and saw that my conclusion was right. Don't buy into anything that cuts your own nose to spite your face.
This is a perfect example of ignorance,please note I did not say stupidity because ignorance is simply the result of being uninformed and thats about to change soon..
My initial response was skeptisim and curiosity.. The curiosity enabled me to investigate the history of C.I. and who has used it and more importantly what were the results..
Edwards Demming an American came up with this idea as a way to streamline processes in manufacturing.. Oddly enough when he tried to sell these ideas to management they told him to get lost, they really didn't want the hired help telling the boss how to run his business.. Demming gained no following until post WW2 Japan with its manufacturing base in ruins bought into his '' idea'' A good example of this is Toyota, they have used the idea for well over 40 years now and rather than shrink and lay off people they continue to expand and make quality products that some of you good union men buy ( personally I drive a FORD) ..
Before you pass judgement on something make damn sure you do some homework, check with the other companies especially Pratt-Whitney who have used this to an advantage actually growing their business and adding employment, talk to those employees..
Your choice to continue with ignorance and fear or grab this and make it work to your advantage.. What have you got to lose??
Jim 4-D