April 2006  Edition

Upcoming Classes
 

Principles of Lean Manufacturing: Basic introduction to lean manufacturing. Learn how to reduce non-value added activity in the workplace.   

Ankeny Campus

Select from these dates: 

 April 12, April 26, May 17 or June 14

Cost: $250.00

Contact Gene Lesch at 515-965-7349 or gllesch@dmacc.edu  for more information about the above Lean Manufacturing classes

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Workplace Lean PILLARS:

Leaning the office. Participants learn to identify waste in office processes and information flow and use techniques to increase productivity and improve efficiency.

Ankeny Campus

Date: May 23

Cost: $285.00

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Murray Ellis joined the DBR Group on January 3  as Business Solutions Coordinator. As Business Solutions Coordinator Murray will be contacting and working with all types of companies and service organizations in Central Iowa. His responsibility is to work with these organizations to identify opportunities where DMACC can become involved to provide business solutions, improve efficiencies, develop and implement training and skill development programs and be a one stop, reliable information source. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario Canada and a Masters of Business Administration degree from Iowa State University. He retired from Monsanto Company after 30 years of service. 

Contact Murray at mjellis@dmacc.edu or 515-964-6622.                              

EMCO Door Company Implements Lean Manufacturing Principles

After obtaining training from the DBR Lean Training Staff, EMCO Door Company has begun implementing Lean Manufacturing principles into its manufacturing processes. The Company began slowly with some of the management team attending  a basic Lean 101  course. The company then consulted with the DBR Lean Training staff and put a plan in place for employees in the production area with over 1-year of seniority to attend a Lean course. To date there have been more than 300 employees that were able to attend Lean 101 and some have attended the more advanced courses of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and Visual Workplace (5S).

After starting to implement the concepts learned in the classroom, the company has been able to accomplish the following:   

• There are 5-6 Continuous Improvement Lean Teams now functioning with more to come, as needed.

• Work in Process (WIP) has been reduced or eliminated all together.

• Employees are all using the Lean Philosophy and Terminology, as they plan and do the work they are responsible for, on a daily basis.

• Re-layout of the main production line makes use of Lean Techniques and becomes a Continuous Flow Process with flow through the area.

• Point of Use Storage and Quality at the Source are now being implemented as standard practice as assembly lines are set up.

• Housekeeping is much more controlled now as a result of the 5S training.

• Using parts racks as Pull-Kanban Technique to control WIP.

• Metrics of Lean and Goal Setting by the Lean Teams will play an important role during the next year as the company stabilizes and maintains their employment level.

Contact Gene Lesch at 515-965-7349 or gllesch@dmacc.edu  for more information about Lean Manufacturing. 

CNNMoney Ranks Lean Manufacturing Professional as One of the 5 "Big Demand, Big Pay" Careers

Jeanne Sahadi of CNNMoney writes that recent surveys show that many people are looking to change jobs and that human resources managers are expecting a lot of movement. She then lists the 5 jobs that are now in big demand.

Go to the link below and read the CNNMoney article about the 5 careers that are in big demand and demand big pay.

http://money.cnn.com/2006/02/03/pf/pay_hike_jobseeker/index.htm?cnn=yes

The DMACC Foundation Needs Your Support

DMACC Foundation is asking companies and individuals to support the college through donations. The most difficult challenge facing the college is maintaining excellence in instruction and offering programs in spite of declining state and federal financial support. 

The DMACC Foundation receives and administers private gifts, bequests and donations to benefit DMACC students and to enhance the quality of teaching and learning at the College.  

A few ways to support…

Endowment Support

Gifts to the College Endowment Fund foster increased independence and self-sufficiency and promote fund-raising activities.  Gifts to the fund are matched dollar for dollar by a U.S. Department of Education Title III grant, up to a total of $300,000.  This gift matching program is only available until September 2008.

Scholarship Support

A scholarship provides the financial resources for students to pay for tuition, books and fees.  Scholarships may be designated to students at any of the six campuses.  Scholarships average $500 per student/per semester; however, donors may give any level of support and their gift will be pooled with other donors.  Donors may establish an Endowed Scholarship in a donor’s name, with a minimum contribution of $5,000.  This gives the donor the opportunity to create criteria for awarding the scholarships.     

Unrestricted Support

This type of support gives the College the ability to allow the Foundation to determine the greatest area of need and to quickly apply funding for students and programs.

Gifts In-Kind

A non-cash gift, also called an in-kind gift, is a non-monetary contribution of personal property or professional service that may be accepted to support instructional activities or fund-raising events.  One of the biggest costs for the College is the need for upgraded equipment for professional/technical programs.  A gift of equipment can have immediate impact on our instructional capability. 

The Foundation also provides assistance to donors through a comprehensive program of tax-wise gift alternatives.

To learn about other ways to support the DMACC Foundation, contact Ganesh Ganpat, Executive Director, (515) 964-6447, gnganpat@dmacc.edu or visit www.dmacc.edu/foundation/.