- Why Apply
- Overview
(DOC, 60 KB) - 2008-09 Information Handout
(PDF, 81 KB) - Timeline
- Benefits of Participation
(DOC, 36 KB) - Criteria In Detail
(PDF, 147 KB) - Scoring Guidelines
(DOC, 140 KB) - Scoresheet Sample
(XLS, 42 KB) - Preliminary Round Judging Site Sponsors
- 2009 International Team Excellence Award Process Participants
2009 Team Project Summaries
U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center, Yokosuka — Samurai Spirits
Yokosuka Japan
Presentation: Monday, May 18, 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Location: MCC – 200F
Type of Team: Lean
The Samurai Spirits Team conducted a series of rapid improvement events to eliminate waste from their heat exchanger process using lean methods and various other improvement tools. The team’s goal was to reduce process time by 50 percent and establish a new business flow. As a result, the team was able to reduce preparation time by more than 800 man-hours per year and industrial wastes by 50 percent.
