APICS Florida West Coast Chapter Meeting
Novermber 10, 2009

Speaker: Chet Kagel, 6Sigma Black Belt, JONAH, MBA

Tucsonís, Clearwater MAP

13563 Icot Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33760
5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour
6:30 - 8:00 Dinner and Speaker Presentation
RESERVATIONS

TOPIC: Lean Culture: Key Elements To A Successful Implementation

What are some of the common characteristics of companies that implement Lean and what part does their culture play? Which elements of a company's culture contribute most to being successful with Lean? What changes, if any, might we expect to our culture when we embark on a Lean journey? What can you do to make Lean more successful? Attend this APICS meeting on November 10, 2009, bring your questions and share your experiences as we discuss the impact of culture on going Lean.

Speaker: Chet Kagel, 6Sigma Black Belt, JONAH, MBA

Chet Kagel has over 25 years of manufacturing management and consulting experience with companies ranging from Fortune 100 to venture startups. He has a comprehensive senior management background with a wide variety of manufacturing companies holding the positions of Vice President, General Manager, and Director of Operations. Chet specializes in strategic planning, constraints management, operations reengineering and a wide range of process improvement techniques to assist companies in achieving high performance status. Over the past several years, he has used his manufacturing and consulting experience to help hospitals make dramatic cost savings as well. Some career highlights include:

Assisted a medical device manufacturer in the design of Lean Manufacturing workcells for a new product line forecasted to produce revenues in excess of $45mm. Also, assisted with designing a total focused factory plant layout concept for a sister facility. Provided training and implementation in 5S and one-piece flow techniques.
Developed a plant layout for a metal engineering, fabricating, and erection company to support their fabrication operations for steel, aluminum, and stainless products in preparation for their move to a new facility
Sourced vendors and developed equipment specifications.
Assisted in facility layout of an automated clean room filling process for medical device manufacturing resulting in $6 million annual labor savings
Sourced appropriate vendors, developed equipment specifications, and managed installation.
Implemented workcell techniques for laser manufacturer reducing labor costs by 45% and generating increased revenues of $6.5 million.
Achieved a $5 million turnaround in profitability for a direct mail division of a billion dollar corporation.
Assisted boat manufacturer in achieving a 60% increase in throughput generating increased revenue of $3 million annually.
Reduced press brake setup time and improved layout in sheet metal department for HVAC manufacturer resulting in increased throughput generating additional revenues of $2.4 million annually.
Developed innovative supply chain and purchasing programs for playground manufacturer saving $1.8 million annually.
Developed and implemented Six Sigma Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods achieving $1 million annual savings for major food processor.

Certifications and Credentials

Certified Six Sigma Black Belt
Theory of Constraints methodology ñ Certified Jonah
Lean Manufacturing ñ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Trained
Facilitator training in the ODI Total Customer Focus process
W
Edwards Deming TQM methodology
Past Florida Sterling Council Board Examiner
Past NIST Professional Business Advisor
APICS Lean Instructor

Education

BS in Chemistry from Northern Illinois University
MBA from Loyola University of Chicago