lean manufacturing Archives - Kent Elastomer Products

KEP Team Spotlight

by | May 21, 2020 | Leaderviews

Whole Team Spotlight This month we are pleased to put a well-deserved spotlight on the ENTIRE KEP team. As the world changed with a public health crisis, every single person on our team stepped in and stepped up to develop new products and solutions within nearly...

KEP Responds Successfully to COVID-19 Crisis

by | May 21, 2020 | Leaderviews

“All the work on leadership training, on communication training, on trust that we have worked so hard on in the last ten years was evident in this crisis.” By Bob ObornPresident, Kent Elastomer Products The Virus Hits the U.S.A. Like a lot of other people, I first...

Revisiting Our Order Entry Process

by | 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...

Just Stand There

by | 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,...

Our Customers Don’t Need Luck!

by | 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...