Session ID:
VS3-03
Audience Rating: ln Beginner/Intermediate
Company: Rieter Automotive
Speaker: Joe Schmidt, Director of Continuous Improvement
Title:

Using Lean as a Turn-Around Tool
"You can’t afford to shut me down”

Presentation
Abstract :

One of our manufacturing facilities was financially in-trouble. The goal: Stop the financial bleeding and prepare the plant for closing. Joe will discuss how Lean Manufacturing techniques opposed to traditional fiscal amputation practices transformed a plant’s death notice to a “return-to-sender” notice back to the Leadership team with a message: “…you can’t afford to shut me down!”
About the
Company:

Rieter Automotive is aone of the leading global suppliers of systems solutions in the field of noise control and thermal management as well as interior trim for the automotive industry. The company employs some 8,000 worldwide and generated sales in excess of 1.9 CHF. Rieter Automotive is a division fo the Rieter Groug with its headquarters in Winterthur Switzerland. North American Operations headquarters is located in Farmington Hills, MI USA.

Speaker
Biography:

Joe Schmidt,Director of Continuous Improvement

Joe Schmidt has a BSME from Michigan Technological University

Joe has 25 Years of Experience in the Automotive Industry as both and OEM and Supplier. His experience has centered around supporting and leading Operations teams in mostly Start-up and Turn-Around conditions.

Joe is the Director of Continuous Improvement for Rieter Automotive. He is responsibility for the development and implementation of the Rieter Production System in the 8 Rieter North American facilities.