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Rick Harris
Rick is also the co-author of Creating Continuous Flow: an action guide for managers, engineers & production associates, also a Shingo Research prize winner. Rick learned the realities of manufacturing during 15 years at GM, beginning as an operator and working his way up to first line manager. He received his lean education at Toyota’s Georgetown, KY, plant, where he was a member of the startup team and an assembly manager. Rick continued his lean training at the Tsutsumi Assembly Plant in Toyota City, Japan. He pioneered the "reverse flow" process to achieve dramatic increases in operator efficiency. He also has extensive experience developing layouts that facilitate one-piece flow, operator flexibility, first-time-through quality, optimum uptime, and reduced capital investment.
Chris Harris
Chris began his lean training on the assembly line at Toyota’s Georgetown, KY, plant where he learned the proper use of lean tools such as takt time, standardized work, production status boards, and the andon system. He continued his lean training at Toyota Tsusho America where he worked with returnable container systems, kanban systems, parts supermarkets, and milk runs. Chris, a six sigma green belt, also has been a production supervisor and a corporate buyer. He currently aids companies implementing lean through Harris Lean Systems.
Earl Wilson
Earl has 35 years extensive manufacturing experience. He began his career as fabrication operator and worked his way up to hold various management positions. Earl received his lean training as Materials Manager at the Johnson Controls plant in Georgetown, Ky., a tier one supplier to Toyota. He has spent the last twelve years helping companies in many different industries implement lean principles into their organizations. He has extensive experience in material flow, facility layout, cell design and administration processes. To learn more about Earl and his company, visit wilsonleanconceptsinc.com.
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