Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership BIGSTEP We hold the key to the future Paving the High Road H

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Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership/
BIGSTEPWe hold the key to the futurePaving
the High RoadHelping Unions

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What is the Wisconsin Regional Training
Partnership?

• An association of over 150 employers spanning
  several industries.
• Each union and company is dedicated to family
  supporting jobs in a competitive business
  environment.

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What does the WRTP do?

• Accessing resources
• Expanding and sustaining family-supporting jobs
• Increasing skills of union workers
• Recruiting and retaining new workers
• Utilize High Performance to improve quality,
  productivity and other bottom line measures of
  business performance

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How does WRTP do this?

• By building high road partnerships within the
  companies and union we serve

Workforce Development Board
Employers
Unions
Wisconsin Technical College System
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Union and Employer Network

• Union and Employers learn from each other and
  share resources.
• Develop best practices and services to help make
  union workplaces better and businesses more
  competitive
• WRTP Staff provide assistance to unions and
  employers with recruitment, retention,
  advancement of union employees and workplace
  modernization through WMEP

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Union and Employer Services

• Assist with New Recruitment Strategies
• Develop New Assessment Techniques
• Industry- Specific Essential Skills
• Pre-Employment Technical Skills Training
• Improving Orientation Programs
• Selecting and Preparing Union Members as Trainers
• Structuring on the Job Training
• Develop Mentoring Systems and Train Mentors
• Positive Attendance Workshop
• Revitalize Apprenticeship Programs
• Modernization Services (WMEP)

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WRTP Industries

• Manufacturing
• Technology
• Healthcare
• Construction
• Hospitality
• Transportation
• Utilities

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WRTP Role

• Help unions and employers take the high road
• Designing training programs for current and
  future workers
• Provide career advancement support
• Provide internal retention support
• Coordinate communications with union members
• Access resources

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Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(WMEP)

• WMEP partners with WRTP to provide continuous
  improvement to clients.
• Mission is to elevate the Wisconsin manufacturing
  economy.
• Methods require top to bottom employee
  participation.
• Help change the culture to sustain continuous
  improvement throughout an organization.

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Create Success
Be more competitive
Be more productive
Successfully eliminate waste in business processes
Apply appropriate Continuous Improvement tools
Agreement on what the organization wants to
accomplish together
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Building a Workforce Partnership
Source Sandra E. Black and Lisa M. Lynch. 1997.
How To Compete. National Bureau of Economic
Research Working Paper 6120. The study was based
on a survey of more than 3,000 companies by the
U.S. Bureau of the Census.
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Lean Eliminating the 8 Wastes

• Overproduction
• Waiting
• Transportation
• NonValue-Added processing
• Excess finished inventory
• Defects
• Excess motion
• Underutilized people

5 Value Added
95 Non-Value Added
Typically, 95 of all lead time is nonvalue added
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Typically, 95 of total lead time is non-value
added
Total Lead Time
95
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Order Processing, Engineering Change Orders,
Raw Material Purchasing Delays, Waiting,
Set-up, Rework, Scrap, Machine Breakdowns,
Inspection, Transport (excess), Storage (multiple
locations), etc.
V a l u e
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Continual Improvement Tool Kits

• Lean Tools
• Performance Excellence Tools
• Value Chain Development Tools
• Strategic Repositioning Tools

Its All About Speed
Sustaining and Standardizing Improvement
Extending Lean Outside the Factory Walls
Finding Ways to De-commoditize Your Offering
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Lean Building Blocks
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The WMEP Approach

• Experienced manufacturing specialists working
  with company teams
• Objective third party status
• Focus on creating impact for the entire client
  organization
• Commitment over the long term transferring
  knowledge for sustainability and transformation

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Benefits of Creating Productive Impact
Percentage of Benefits Achieved
0 25 50 75 100
Lead Time Reduction
Productivity Increase
WIP Reduction
Quality Improvement
Space Utilization
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Any Questions

• Thank you from the
• Wisconsin Regional Training Partnership
• Joe Nicosia jnicosia_at_wrtp.org
• Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership
• Bob Bergmann bergmann_at_wmep.org