Sourcing Lean Deep Dive

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GE Energy
Lean _at_ Supplier Program Best Practices Toronto
Conference June 2, 2009
Sven Verbroekken Sourcing Lean Team Leader
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Todays Agenda

• GE Energy Introduction
• Lean _at_ GE Energy
• Why develop a Sourcing Lean Team
• Sourcing Lean Team History
• Growing the team Vision, Staffing Metrics
• Lean Team Strategy
• Lean Team Operations
• Project Examples
• Success Factors Obstacles
• Questions/Answers

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Todays Goal

• Show you why/how GE Energys Lean _at_ Supplier
• program was started
• Show you specifics on how we run the program
• from a strategic and operational point of view
• Give you some best practices of what works well
• for our team
• Show you some examples of what benefits a Lean
• _at_ Supplier program can bring to your company
• Give you some success factors and obstacles

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GE Energy Introduction
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GEs Portfolio
4 businesses operating in more than 100 countries
125 years
EnergyInfrastructure
Technology Infrastructure
GECapital
NBCUniversal

• Energy
• Oil Gas
• Water Process Technologies

• Aviation
• Enterprise Solutions
• Healthcare
• Transportation

• Aviation Financial Services
• Commercial Finance
• Energy Financial Services
• GE Money
• Treasury

• Cable
• Film
• International
• Network
• Sports Olympics

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GE Energy Infrastructure Businesses
Oil Gas
Water ProcessTechnologies
Energy
HQ Atlanta, GA
HQ Trevose, PA
HQ Florence, Italy
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GE Energy Portfolio
Gas
TD
Nuclear
Wind
Solar
Environmental Services
Asset Optimization
Biomass
Cleaner Coal
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Lean _at_ GE Energy
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Lean _at_ GE Energy
Global Supply Chain Lean Program Events
Sourcing Quality Ops Lean Program

• Manufacturing sites
• Dedicated lean leaders
• Lean councils
• Events throughout the year
• Central Lean Organization
• Drive events at all sites
• Sensei mentorship during
• events
• Remote mentoring between
• events

• Lean _at_ Supplier
• Drive lean within supply-base
• Dedicated team of Lean BBs
• Support at supplier remote
• Internal Sourcing Lean
• Drive internal efficiency within
• various functions
• Support within functions

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Why develop a Sourcing Lean Team
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Why develop a Sourcing Lean Team?

• Develop a lean supply chain
• Solve problems at suppliers
• Develop long term partnerships with key suppliers
• Enable suppliers to grow with your business
• Take cost out of the supply chain

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Sourcing Lean Team History