Presentation and commitment Clause Samples

Presentation and commitment. IDC contacts the company or vice versa and after a formal presentation of the process, a long term commitment is required from the company. Usually this company is a member of the IDC group but also non-members can contact IDC to start the process. • Step 2 – Analysis: A company analysis is made in three blocks: measurements, revisions and recommendations. All teaching staff at the university’s manufacturing engineering group takes regularly part in this process step, as contributing resources and observes, IDC is always taking the lead. A field study is made analysing the production system and the efficiency in the different organizational processes. 3.1 Forming improvement program: Before continuing with the process, the company needs to sign a collaboration agreement, since from this step and forward the process phases the most time consuming stage. It is therefore important to ensure the commitment of the company to the process. For an IDC non-member company, this is when becoming a member is suggested. At this step, the company needs to define their goals and schedule their improvement program, including prioritization of required activities. Some major issues are identifying the main process, the needed organization for running the process and the demanded level of competence. A vital issue is to define the target for overall improvements, including the score card. Furthermore, an educational plan covering the company’s need is made. 3.2 Running improvement program: During this last step the improvement program is run. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ made education can be a part of the improvement program, which demands the University of Skövde to take an active part in this part of the process. The education program is modular based, industry oriented and adapted to the student type e.g. managers, team leaders and operators. Beyond tailoring the content, the form and geographic arena is, within limitations, adapted to the companies´ need. The participants discuss their company´s problems during the classes and the teacher helps them to use their newly received theoretical background, contributing with his own industrial experience, to illustrate feasible solutions. This step that is usually extended over one year period includes on site coaching and revisions. These activities give the possibility to see whether the program is on track and/or to identify additional activities needed. The revisions control four chronological steps: The operations system is in place, the oper...