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5S Training-Workshop to Kaizen Success Story

 

 

September 8th to September 11th, 2008. Reckitt Benckiser of Brandon Mississippi hosted an onsite, four day training workshop to Kaizen event with emphasis on 5S concepts of Toyota’s Lean methods of sort, straighten, sweep, standardize and sustain to application.  The workshop was conducted by the American Alliance Training Network Corporation in conjunction with funding from the Hinds Community College workforce development located in Raymond Mississippi.

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Holmes Community College, McGowan Center, Ridgeland, Mississippi

 

The AATN and Holmes Community College, the largest community community college district in Mississippi, have partnered to bring high impact, value added soft skills training to Mississippi businesses. Mark Williams, President said "these workshops will aid organizations to develop skill levels with regards to supervisors and further mid-level and upper management skills." He added that, "These workshops develop leadership skills, basic and advanced team building skills, safety, organizational and cultural changes that are key to success in today's global market. Visit the Holmes Community College Workforce Training Schedule here for further information.

 

AATN Signs agreement with True North Consulting, LLC.

 

Mark Williams, President of American Alliance Training Network, Inc., and David Carter, President of True North Consulting, LLC, recently announced an affiliation agreement between the two firms. The partnering serves to provide expanded expertise and resources to serve Mississippi enterprises. “The addition of True North Consulting to AATN’s training network will provide “ A Training/Coaching edge that raises the bar” stated Mr. Williams. Mr. Carter added “I am excited about high impact capabilities and expertise to deliver a variety of training services to enterprises throughout Mississippi by strategically combining our resources through this alliance. AATN has a unique and highly effective network model which benefits our firms and our customers.” The American Alliance Training Network consists of independent trainers, coaches and teachers with experience in Automotive, Non-Automotive, Aerospace, Governmental, Information Technologies, Service, Health Care and Hospital. It interacts with state workforce development activities and local colleges to bring value add training. The AATN is currently an approved Training Provider by the State Education Workforce Development in many states. True North Consulting, LLC, is a training and consulting firm specializing in Toyota Lean principles, Six Sigma quality management and Supply Chain Management. True North’s mission is to carry the Lean philosophy, which includes total quality, from the manufacturing to the service sector, to radically transform organizations into highly effective servants to their customers.

 

AATN Signs agreement with Mississippi COHA to utilize HealthQMS to improve Health Care Quality, Access and Capacity in Mississippi.

 

Recently, two organizations developed a partnership to positively benefit healthcare in Mississippi. Community Outreach for Health Awareness (COHA) of Mississippi signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Alliance Training Network (AATN), Corp. to help improve healthcare services in Mississippi. “This MOU is about making a change in Mississippi health,” said Dr. Samuel Okaye, COHA’s president. The physician said the MOU is about making a change in the cost (noting cost has been too high) and in service (noting it has often been at the bottom).Mark Williams, AATN president said his company would play the role of a provider in this partnership in that they will take certain tools to help health organizations whether small or large to provide more efficient service, increase overall revenue, capacity and accessibility. “These organizations can be hospices, in care, minor emergency facilities, rest homes, long-term care facilities, large hospitals; it doesn't’t matter,”; Williams said. “Our organization will help those facilities develop tools internally to get them back to the competitive edge.” Williams said mainly through this effort, his company would be helping to eliminate overall waste, specifically “wasted time, wasted motions, so that services; will be quicker and more efficient.” Dr. Okaye explained that COHA has been in business for 15 years. “We’ve impacted more than 10,000 patients providing free Preventive health, education and screenings in the area of heart attack and stroke prevention, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, teen pregnancy, HIV testing, and more,” he said. “What I think is appealing about this partnership is that we will be working together to help so many people".

 

 

With support through Hinds Community College this year we have achieved skills in Quality fields that have led us to our goal of achieving new business. This new business from Germany is worth some 1,500,000 various electric harnesses for automotive that no one in this country has to date. We were picked as a business partner because we met high standards as an Automotive Manufacturer with World Class Quality Standards (ISO 9001:2000/TS 16949:2002). New business is coming to U.S. in part due to soaring transportation cost forcing products back to the U.S. We have good people and they are eager to learn, and the one on one training is the Key to learning new world class job skills. Lean Manufacturing, zero manufacturing PPM, Customer specific specifications etc.

For the past few months we have been audited by possible new customers monthly. It takes preparation, discipline, and skills-know-how to pass audits. Hinds Community College provided us with a World Class Training Organization called the AATN. The AATN went above and beyond to provide trainers. Working side by side with our people to ensure understanding was/is achieved.

Larry Savell

Trillium Trilloma
Trillum International

Quality Manager