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CoolPac Receives grant from the Victorian State Government Under “Boost your Business” Program

Categories: CoolPac
Tags: Lean Manufacturing

CoolPac applied for financial assistance in the “Boost Your Business” program and was accepted. The program is a Victorian State Government initiative “… to support Victorian businesses to become more productive, employ more people, improve market access and in general, increase their scale, diversity and profitability”.

CoolPac will contribute dollar for dollar to enlist the services of Lean Manufacturing consultants TXM Pty Ltd to come in and assistantships the CoolPac team to improve their practices.

TXM is a Melbourne based company with offices in UK, Europe, Canada USA and China. They have been consulting and training in Lean Manufacturing since 2004 across a variety of industries including: timber joinery, automotive, pharmaceutical, machine shops and boat builders.

5s is a Japanese technique for organising a production area.
Lean’s 7 forms of waste in a process
Visual cues are very important in organising and communication
Visual cues can show where tools should be stored
Value Stream Mapping is conducted to FULLY understand processes.
Visual cues can show where things are to be stored and where pedestrians can safely walk.
Lean Manufacturing uses some specific techniques to bring about change in the process.
All the staff at CoolPac look forward to working with our TXM consultant, Michelle Brown, in the coming months. Stay tuned.
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