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08 2016 Farm Progress Show RIGHT TRACK YOUR JOURNEY. OUR PASSION. 2016 FARM PROGRESS SHOW The Farm Progress Show, the nation’s largest outdoor farm event, took place August 30 through September 1, 2016, in Boone, Iowa. Firestone was a major exhibitor showcasing 15 our full product line of tires and tracks. THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP In late February of 2014, Bridgestone transitioned from using the Standard Driven Process to create change and improvements within 08 the plant to the DMAIC process which we now use on a daily basis. FALL 2016 CONTENTS I Fall 2016 COVER STORY 2016 FARM PROGRESS SHOW The Farm Progress Show, the nation’s largest outdoor farm event, took place August 30 through September 1, 2016, in Boone, Iowa. Firestone was a major exhibitor showcasing 15 our full product line of tires and tracks. 08 THE POWER OF PARTNERSHIP 06 12 The Right Track FALL 2016 IT’S OUR SHIP GEMBA-KY A newsletter for and about BAAG Michael Abrashoff was a great influence on my During the week of July 11-15, a group of clock card teammates published quarterly by teammates left their regular duties and headed up career, and personal life. When I first arrived on Bridgestone America Tire the USS Benfold, it was being built in Pascagoula, to what’s commonly referred to in Des Moines as Operations, LLC. Mississippi. The ship was under the command of “the North End” - the Mixing department. another Commanding Officer. They were there to observe processes and talk with teammates about standards. Des Moines Agricultural Tire Manufacturing Plant 4600 N.W. 2nd Avenue 14 Survey 18 P.O. Box 1295 Time! Des Moines, IA 50306-1295 BUCKET LIST: RAGBRAI PPTW CORNER 515.243.1211 Through the years, I have had several friends Beginning September 26, the plant will once again www.bfusa.com and family members who rode a day or two of be taking the Premier Place to Work (PPTW) RAGBRAI and raved about the fun ride, and this Survey. All teammates will have the opportunity to Privacy Policy encouraged me to put RAGBRAI at the top of my complete the survey during their scheduled shift. To opt out of having your name in the Birthdays bucket list. or Milestones section, send an email to [email protected]. This publication is produced by Have news for us? Don’t be shy, let us know! We’re always on the lookout for new story ideas. Our stories are for you and about you. Your input matters! Send an email to: [email protected] www.farmboyinc.com From the Plant Manager SECOND HALF HERE WE COME We now have the first six months of 2016 in the books, and I think it’s time to take a look back to see how we did. As with most of our previous years, we have had some pluses, some minuses, some areas of success, and some opportunities for improvement. Let’s start with Safety. The Safety Incidence These are very big tires that cost a lot of Costs have been a little bit of struggle in the Rate (SIR), which is the number of recordable money, so if we scrap one or two of those, the 1H of 2016. The main reason is due to our injuries per 100 teammates per year, came in plant costs skyrocket. That’s one of the reasons lower than expected ticket as compared to below budget in the 1H. The 2016 SIR budget why we have a team in place to work on budget. While we are 99% and 100% of units for the year is a maximum rate of 3.05. After forestry quality improvement. and weight vs. ticket, we are only 95% of the first six months of 2016, we are sitting at Like safety, quality is one area where we can units and 91% of weight versus budget. Like 2.80, just below budget. We had a phenomenal never take our eye off the ball. We make the many plants, the Des Moines plant has a high first four months of the year but took a couple best performing AG tires in the world. Our fixed cost load. Fixed expenses such as taxes of steps back in May and June. However, even customers are depending on us to continue to and depreciation do not change if we make with good SIR we had a very serious injury do that. one tire or 5,000 tires. Thus, a reduced ticket in the 1H, and we need to complete our means the tires that we do produce cost more investigation of it. On Delivery, it’s been a decent year; at the because they must absorb more of the end of the 1H, we were at 99% of ticketed fixed costs. Always remember that the safety of our units and 100% of ticketed weight. That’s right teammates is the number one priority in the where we want to be. Not only is making On the plus side, we are doing a good job with plant. Nothing is ever more important than ticket important, it is also important not to what we can control. Our leverage cost, which safety. Please always work safely. Your family is overproduce the ticket. Overproducing the is a measure of how well we manage costs depending on you. ticket results in excess tires in the warehouse, with a reduced ticket, was $1.5M positive in Regarding Quality, we’ve seen steady which have a carrying cost expense and ties the 1H. Great job there. improvement each year on waste and scrap up dollars. High warehouse inventories can Overall, I think we had a pretty good first half, since 2011. That trend has reversed a little this also result in reduced tickets or additional especially considering the conversion to a year in the 1H 0f 2016. Whereas last year we production days out if the tires can’t be sold. five-day operation in January. The second half ended up at 2.78% waste and scrap in 2016, So, being at 100% of ticket is right where we will undoubtedly bring about new challenges. we are currently at 3.03%. need to be. For example, in July we saw a large increase A couple of things have hurt us in this area; Another thing we need to focus on is not in the small bias ticket, which has increased one we knew about and one we didn’t. First, just total weight, but also making sure we plant complexity to an all time high. That is we realized that the conversion to five days are making the right tire at the right time. something that we need to manage as best could have a negative impact on waste and We call that OTOS, on-time and on-schedule. we can. As always, we must concentrate on scrap. That’s because of the additional startup It is important to note that OTOS is not just what we can control. We will continue to look and shutdown each week, plus increased plant for Warehouse, but also Components, Tire for ways to be safer, increase tire quality, and complexity due to an increased number of Room, Curing, and Final. Everyone needs to be become more productive. It will take all of us cleanups. The second factor that has impacted managing their own OTOS for the warehouse working together to be successful and keep waste and scrap costs is the increased OTOS to be good. the Des Moines plant the premiere AG tire forestry ticket. plant in the world. Thank you everyone for all of your hard work, dedication and support. Let’s have a great rest “Overall, I think we had a pretty of the year. Greg Halford I Plant Manager good first half, especially considering the conversion to a five-day operation in January.” Stay up to date and share your own content on BAAG.com 3 THE 411 ON Fall Fire USW LOCAL 310: What’s Going On at Local 310 Safety Update The month of October is Fire Prevention Month. Fire departments in the United States respond to nearly 2 million fires each year, with about 75% of those fires Brothers & Sisters, occurring in homes. Welcome to fall at ICD. If you haven’t signed up No one plans on a fire happening at work or in their for a class yet, there’s always time to do so! We offer a revolving variety of classes to suit your interests home but it is important to be prepared in case a fire and schedule. does occur. Here are simple tips that will protect all Perhaps you’re interested in We’re also considering offering who live in your home. how to better use your iPad or different types of flooring 1. Smoke Alarms – Install a smoke alarm on every level of your Android tablet? Or your desktop classes, as well as other arts and home and test it monthly. computer? Classes are focused crafts classes. Keep your eye on on one topic at a time, and only the plant monitors for further 2. Prevent Electrical Fires – Don’t overload circuits or extension run two hours long. This allows information, and contact Stacey cords. Cords and wires should never be placed under rugs or in you to get over here, learn what as directed if you see something high traffic areas. Avoid loose electrical connections by checking you want, and get on with the that interests you. the fit of the plug in the wall outlet. rest of your day! Potential class If you’re thinking about going to 3.
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