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John
started out as an industrial engineer at McDonnell Douglas
where he worked to implement Just-in-Time (JIT) into their
manufacturing operations. To learn more about the Toyota Production
System (TPS), he joined Toyota and worked as a supplier development
engineer, implementing TPS with the company’s accessory
parts suppliers. He was recruited by Mr. Hajime Oba to launch
the Toyota Supplier Support Center (TSSC), Toyota's internal
consulting division in the United States.
As a Toyota consultant, John implemented TPS in many different
types of factories across North America. He developed a high
level of skill in TPS and became an American practitioner.
He later joined YOMO Consulting and led the implementation
of Alcoa’s transformation to their new Business System
(ABS), which is based on TPS methodology. In his present position
at Alcoa, John is responsible for proliferating ABS knowledge
throughout their 24 businesses and 360 factories worldwide.
John graduated with dual degrees in business and engineering
from Ohio State University.
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will discuss how implementing TPS changes work through
people under JIT and Jidoka to achieve customer satisfaction
and improve business value. John will use Alcoa examples
to demonstrate how TPS is changing work within the company’s
different business units. He will discuss how TPS systems
highlight where work should be modified to meet business
requirements, and how the new systems acknowledge problems
quickly when they can be solved easily. He will focus
on how Alcoa is developing leaders to manage operations
in the new TPS environment. |
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John
E. Marushin