Operational Excellence

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What is Operational Excellence ?

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Where is Excellence Street ?

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Is it just a score ?

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Is it a product of something else ?

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Is it just a simple matter of
having the right road map?

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Or can we get there with a Super Paper Maker?

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Operational Excellence

Whats it mean to me?

Things that I would do to achieve it.

What kind of answer would you expect?

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Maybe a list like this would give you Operational
Excellence
Refining Strength Vacrolls

OBA efficiency Suction Rolls

Carry over Synthetic Clothing

Dilution Headbox Cantilevered Sections
Slotted Screens Silver Bullet in Silo
Zeta Potential Thermocompressors
Shoe- Press Quills
Nip Dewatering Metered Rod Size Press
Winder Roll Bounce Traveling Squirt
Sheet Stiffness Seamed Felts
Clothing Designs Scanners
Steambox Caliper Control
Retention Aid DCS
Nano- Technology Historian
Threading Belts Video Cameras
Variable Speed Drives
Crown Compensation
Surface Tension
Turbulence Dryer Bars

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Maybe its not just about
the right equipment.

Maybe its about a lot

more..

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 Operational Excellence

Cost
Safety

Operational Environmental
Quality
Excellence

All have
equal
importance !

Productivity/ Work Design

Availability

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 Safety Involvement Safety Culture

Central Safety Committee Safety All Injuries are Preventable

Sub-Committees are Working Safe is a Condition of

Backbone Employment

Department Safety Identifying and Correcting

Groups Unsafe Behaviors and Conditions
is Expected from Everyone
Team Safety Meetings Working at the Mill
Good Housekeeping is Essential
for a Safe Workplace
Other
Ergonomics
Stretch and
Flex Safety
Absolutes

Safety Training Lock-Out/ Tag-

Out
Monthly OSHA Required
Training Safety Tools Vessel Entry

New Hire Orientation Safety Attitude JSA/SOPs PPE

Contractor Orientation Safety is about Caring Safety Audits Safety Flagging

Keep it Fresh- Regular Risk Assessment

Safety Dip
Develop Personal
Reward and Recognize Safety Plans
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 Competition
Act like your spending
your own money Cost Everythings Negotiable
Priorities are Never pay quote price
Cost You are in control of who
Service you buy from

Performance
Compatibility

Get the lowest cost- up Were in business to make

front money- not to make paper
Your not buying a used car Saving Money is just as
important as making it.

Use good business ethics

Pool your spending dollars for
Treat others professionally
best deals
Be a preferred Customer

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 Quality Quality Process
Guidelines- Reduce
Benchmarking process variation

Make a Change Request

compatible sheet Trial Request
Trial Results
No midnight trials

Systems
QIS
Customer
PQS
Customer Relations
Trends
Raw Product Quality is a must to
Customer
get orders
Response Variation
Without quality you
COAs can forget
Testing production

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 Reliability/
Be Prepared
Pool Downtime
Productivity Involvement
Planning Track Progress
Preventative Communicate Results
Maintenance
Cross Train
Predictive Maintenance
Rounds Checklist
Short break list

Steady Improvement
Consistency then productivity
vs
A systematic approach
Swing Big Miss Big

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 Environmental
Cost to treat
Use less water
State Environmental Agency
Create less waste
EPA

Training good
Environmental
Stewarts

Disposal system
Recycle Plan
Environmental Response Plan

Cost to Dispose
Superfund sites
Remediation

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 Results should be
Work Design Set high standards
Work needs to be a challenge
taken personally
Design to grow best employees
Hold people accountable
Hire for the top job
Peer Evaluations
Model for best employee
Inspect for results

Training
Education and
Training

Show respect
Teams are involved with each Star Point Communication is
Teams report results often a major issue
Be fair
Value diversity
Everyone participates
Everyone is a
troubleshooter

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 Future
The Past: Current:
More tons makes more money Make less tons without
increasing mfg cost
Lower manufacturing cost
Rationalization
Energy project s only

Kindle

The Future:
?
?
?

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 Im not sure what
People the future brings
but people will be
an important part of
Have a limited and well
defined group of whatever it is.
systems & use them

People that have purpose

Team players

Passion for Results People that are driven

Things happen for a reason-

dont accept that its just that Self motivated people
way

Not afraid to speak up and be

active

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