On Wednesday January 25th over 40 London/Oxford/MWO EMC Member companies gathered at Hanwha Canada for the Consortiums first SIG Session of 2012.
Hanwha L & C Canada, a division of Hanwha Living & Creative Corporation is owned by the Hanwha Group, a global Fortune 500 Company and one of Korea’s largest industrial corporations with 30 affiliated companies and more than $30 billion in annual revenues.
Their new facility in London represents the first of a two-phase North American expansion plan for Hanwha and their HanStone product line. HanStone is an innovative new product that combines natural quartz with high quality ingredients to produce a durable yet luxurious stone surface that is used in kitchen countertops, vanities, as well as for commercial applications.
Hanwha shared their Continuous Improvement Program with the group, which has led to the following results since its implementation:
- Productivity improved by 16 %
- Efficiency improved by 18%
- Defects were reduced by 32%
- Plant Downtime was reduced by 26%
Something the group found really interesting is the "Point" system Hanwha implements for it employees to encourage participation in the CI Program.
POINT SYSTEM:
- 10 Points = Idea Submission
- 15 Points = Idea Implementation
- 50 Points = Implemented idea saves up to $1000.00
- 75 Points = Implemented idea saves $1K- $5K
- 150 Points = Implemented idea saves $5K- $10K
- 300 Points = Implemented idea saves $10K or more
Employees can redeem their points at any time and select from a list of rewards associated with the amount accumulated.
- 100 Points - ( $10 Value)Sports bottles, short sleeve t-shirts, hats, travel mug
- 250 Points - ( $50 Value)Golf shirts, button down shirts, light jackets, hoodies
- 500 Points - ( $100 Value)Digital photo frame, silver coffee flask, memory stick
- 750 Points - ( $100 + Value) Day Off, Travel or Hospitality Voucher
Hanwha's complete CI Presentation is attached here.
The group ended this great session with an awesome plant tour. We learned how Hanwha makes huge granite slabs that are shipped to places like Rona and Lowe's all over North America...there final destination someone's new kitchen counter top!
Hanwha's complete CI presentation is attached here....
THANKS!
Jason Bates
EMC London/Oxford/MWO
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