1. Overview of role & impact to business:
• Analyze scrap data to discover trends and generate project actions
• Daily scrap report – top 5 issues of the day, comparison to goal
• Weekly scrap meetings – top 10 issues by area (Fab, Paint
etc.)
• Monthly scrap review & deep dive with Mike Chanatry
• Develop and implement scrap reducing processes
• Instituted a new hourly check process – CMI Press
− Projected to reduce scrap by 28% or $50,000 per year
• Established master and boundary sample board – CMI Press
− Projected to cut downtime by 10%
• Improved lighting at CMI Press by 100 foot candles
• Developed standards and sample defect parts for paint area
• Co-Chair of Networking Team
• Conducted Roundtables with GE executives
- Jim Penn, Melanie Cook, Marcia Brey, Brian Mallory
• Initiated the Co-Op Peer Shadowing Program
Highlight a specific project/accomplishment:
The new hourly check process at the CMI Press is a significant
improvement because it allows us to detect and quarantine problems
early, resulting in significantly decreased scrap and rework.
Something new I learned in this role:
When trying to make a change or improvement, one of the most
important things is to clarify your vision and make sure everyone
understands your goals and intentions.
Favorite thing about my role:
Gaining experience in many different things (cost analysis, leadership,
process improvement, root cause analysis, safety auditing, time study)
while still being able delve deeply into one specific focus (scrap).
Name: Muneeb Hameed
School: Virginia Tech
Major: Industrial/Systems
Engineering
Grad Date: Spring 2017
Future Plans: Summer
Internship
Function: AP1 Washer/Dryer
Process Improvement Engineer
Assign Leader: Andrew Brinker
Master sample board
