Lean

Packaging Optimization

Led a cross functional team in a process design integrating existing packaging sustainability processes into new merchandising processes.

Conducted a SIPOC review and facilitated an FMEA workshop.

Result

New process designed and handed off to Management team

Sample Shipments

The sample shipment process involves managing both the flow of information and product across 6 teams in two time zones in less than 35 days.

I designed and implemented the process and tools by gaining the commitment from all teams to support the Import process.

Result

Timelines reduced from 63 days to 35 days

94% of what gets ordered gets delivered

94% on time delivery in Pacific Rim

Product Incident Management (PIM)

Led a cross functional team through current state analysis and future state design.

Result


81% reduction in timelines

Planogram Build

In collaboration with Space Planning Managers, I designed a process that balanced the art and science of building planograms.

Conducted a time study analysis to remove waste and align to Takt Time.

Conducted an FMEA workshop to solve for the high error rate in submitting Planograms to our Dealer Network.

Result

Reduced  timelines from 54 to 14 days, to align with new Merchandising processes

Built quality into a process with over 200 steps to reduce the error rate.

Sourcing Schedule

Built a Microsoft Project scheduling tool to integrate Import and Merchandising process tasks.  This tool provided flexibility in the creation of  Schedules depending upon the needs of the client group and the business category.

Developed education and triaining material to transfer process and tools to the operational team.

Result

Reduced timelines from 12 weeks to 4 weeks

3 Analysts with zero Micorsoft Project experience built schedules with 97% accuracy

Time to create each schedule was reduced from 30 minutes to 10 minutes

Attained 100% usage of schedule with client group, with 50% using the tracking capability of the tool.
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