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TWI, Kata and Standardized Work in Operations
People — not tools — are central to operational excellence.
In a study by BTOES, Pressing Issues in Operational Excellence, the top five consistently mentioned themes were: Improvement, Process, Productivity, Customer and Training. People are intrinsic to each and every one. Not so obvious, though, is the common understanding of how critical people are to achieving relevant goals.
Dan Markovitz, author of two Shingo Research Award-winning books, Building the Fit Organization and A Factory of One, said, “The operational excellence community has finally come around to seeing the wisdom in…embracing the centrality of respect for people. The community now realizes that total focus on the use of a canonical set of tools is myopic at best, and counterproductive at worst.
“Tools are easy to teach, and the quick wins companies realize by using these tools are the corporate equivalent of a sugar high. It’s hard to quit. But for long-term success, employees must come ahead of the income statement. So, call your OpEx program whatever you like…but don’t leave people out of the equation.”
The TWI Institute is a people business that coaches and trains. Our programs generate results and value in workplaces by advancing skills, contributions and self-respect among supervisors and workers. The work we do with you and your teams provides the ideal foundation, or complement, to continuous improvement training, lean, kaizen, six sigma or leadership development training initiatives.
Who Our Programs Help
Every organization is different, but people problems often are similar. Our experience in working with leaders on Kata, Standardized Work and TWI in Operations enables us to structure the exact kind of coaching and training solution that fits you best.
Our Programs Help
- Business Process Management
- C-levels, V-levels, Directors and Managers
- Culture Development and Sustainability
- Improvement and Continuous Improvement Leaders
- Lean Leads
- OpEx Management
- Program Management
- Six Sigma Masters and Black Belts
- Strategy Development and Execution Leads
- Training Management
Experience Impressive Results with Our Proven Programs
Create Value Where It Counts
TWI Institute works hand-in-hand with supervisors and people on the frontlines. Our training programs build skills, better relationships and better results.
Aligns and Supports Organizational Goals
Before training begins, we work with you to identify and track key objectives and metrics.
Change, Improve, Repeat
Make your people everyday agents of change for advancing processes and procedures.
Culture of Leadership
The way we coach and train frontline leadership skills builds a “leadership workforce” that collaborates and generates high-value improvement.