The 12 Principles of Manufacturing Excellence

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• When was the last time the company canceled a scheduled training

class?

• Typically, who are the instructors for classes taught in the plant?

• Is there linkage between the individual development plans and the

training plan for salaried associates?

• What percent of the annual overhead budget is allocated for training?

Training must be a formal, disciplined set of standard work. What better

way for plant leadership teams, HR departments, and corporate leaders

to actively demonstrate that they get it relative to Lean thinking and the

need to build robust processes to deliver any importan