by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Leaderviews
March 2020 Anniversaries Whether it’s been a quarter century of commitment or a great first year, we are proud of all of our team members who are celebrating anniversaries this month! KEP emphasizes continuous improvement, lean leadership training and communication...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Leaderviews
A team member at our Mogadore facility, Timothy Hawkins works as an Assembler. His attention to detail helps ensure that we provide high quality and consistent finished products to our customers and stay on top of productivity goals. For new employees and colleagues,...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Kaizen, Leaderviews
Revisiting Our Order Entry Process The order entry process has been refined several times since 2006 with positive changes being made to speed up the process, eliminate waste, and improve communication between the sales and production teams. However, in our ever...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Leaderviews
Just Stand There We employ a tool in our facilities called “Stand-in-a-Circle.” During this 30 minute activity, an employee stands on a multi-colored circular rug and jots down 30 observations for improvement. By turning our team into constant observers and auditors,...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Leaderviews
Teamwork Is Our Business Will you be filling out a college basketball bracket this year? As we watch our favorite teams compete for the championship title, we’ll be thinking about the teamwork it takes to enable each win! At KEP, teamwork is the essence of what...
by Kent Elastomer | Feb 28, 2020 | Leaderviews
Our Customers Don’t Need Luck! A true partnership removes the need for luck. As a KEP customer, you don’t need to find a lucky four-leafed clover to ensure you’re getting quality solutions, high-quality processes, a commitment to lean management and...
