08-25-2009 5:08:51pm
"Pierce Fittings, Inc. has been moving toward Lean Manufacturing for years and was a member of NWHPEC (Portland) prior to EVHPEC. Being a member of EVHPEC, we have found it to be a tremendous cost savings to our organization to be able to send key personnel to local events and training opportunities rather than take these same people away from our operations, sometimes for days at a time. Our Lean Journey is making great strides because of our affiliation with EVHPEC. I would recommend it to any business that is looking for ways to reduce waste and improve efficiencies. "
Douglas J McMaster
General Manager
Pierce Fittings, Inc.
A Division of Fresno Valves & Castings
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"The Emerald Valley High Performance Enterprise Consortium is a “must Join” for all manufacturing and service organizations. Everyone now is on an international playing field, and EVHPEC provides efficient and cost effective education and training in LEAN and process improvement, … knowledge necessary to survive and prosper in today’s economy.”
Jim Lindly
Director
Business Development Center and Employee Training
Lane Community College
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Lean has helped Willamette Valley Company in several tangible and concrete ways. Cycle times have been reduced by 35%-59% in four key product work centers. The effective application of various Lean tools have helped reduce waste - especially in motion, material movement, waiting times, inventory, rework and defects. Most importantly, it has engaged people from the production floor to management, helping us work as a team on our Lean journey of continuous improvement.
The local training available through EV-HPEC has allowed us to open up training to a greater number of employees; a bargain for the membership dues!"
Bob Halligan,
Operations Manager,
Willamette Valley Company