Ultra Electronics, Nuclear Sensors & Process Instrumentation
- PO Box 300
- Round Rock, TX 78680-0300
- Tel. Toll Free: 800-880-9333
- Tel.: 512-434-2800
Ultra Electronics, Nuclear Sensors & Process Instrumentation is a business name of Weed Instrument Co., Inc.
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Kaizen Events
“Kaizen”: A Japanese term that is most literally translated as “continuity and change for the better”. It is based on the fundamental philosophy that what we do today should be better than yesterday, and what we do tomorrow should be better than today - never accepting status quo. No matter how well we perform, we know we can do better and look to do so tomorrow.
Our Kaizen program focuses on the implementation of cutting-edge manufacturing principles, including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work and Kanban
A summary of Kaizen events at Ultra Electronics, NSPI:
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July 2010: Industrial Temperature Assemblies Shipped Incomplete
Team Members:
- Alan Fogle
- Scott Jewett
- Aaron Robinson
- Richard Wheeler
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June 2010: Develop an Aerospace/Defense Order Handling Process
Team Members:
- Chris Cook
- Corey Hernandez
- David Matthews
- Shellee Lujan
- Christina Sam
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May 2010: Improve the Incoming Inspection Method for Platinum Winding Wire
Team Members:
- Charlie Brown
- Bill Canet
- Alan Gilchrist
- David Stephens
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May 2010: RMA Reporting Process Improvement
Team Members:
- Chris Cook
- Alan Fogle
- Matt Reyner
- Christina Sam
- Penny Sebring
- Denise Stefek
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April 2010: Implement Level Loading of monthly Nuclear shipments (Phase 2 – Lean Value Stream)
Team Members:
- Richard Hall
- Janice Hampton
- Bobby Hernandez
- Mark McCray
- Christina Sam
- Larry Witt
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April 2010: Enable Self-Inspection Workcells to Issue Certificates of Conformance
Team Members:
- Charlie Brown
- Chet Davis
- Alan Fogle
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March 2010: Develop an Inventory Transfer Process for NSPI supplied material management
Team Members:
- Don Brewer
- Chet Davis
- Shellee Lujan
- Nancy Robinson
- Denise Stefek
- Ricky Wentrcek
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March 2010: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of the document control process
Team Members:
- Chet Davis
- Alan Fogle
- Rachael Kerlin
- Antonio Mendez
- Penny Sebring
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February 2010: Implement Level Loading of monthly Nuclear shipments (phase 1 – current state map)
Team Members:
- Stella Byrd
- Pat Calvin
- John Labaj
- Mark McCray
- Ben Montemayor
- Scott Steiniger
- David Stephens
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February 2010: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) in the receiving of platinum wire
Team Members:
- Charlie Brown
- Stella Byrd
- Bill Canet
- Scott Jewett
- Gary Krause
- David Stephens
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January 2010: Transactional Process Improvement (TPI) of the Return Material Process (RMA)
Team Members:
- Alan Fogle
- Lynn Harper
- Scott Jewett
- Matt Reyner
- Christina Sam
- Nick Verlenich
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