TMAC Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

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TMAC Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center

• Facility Preparedness Plan
• Susana Quirch
• ASQ CQA, RABQSA PR Auditor
• University of Houston
• College of Technology

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• Department of Commerce / NIST
• University of Houston / College of Technology
• Work with Texas companies to assist them
  improving their business performance

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• Proven Management tools that make a difference in
  preparedness and ability to recover after a
  disaster
• Eligibility for disaster relief funding

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• How do you convey information effectively to
  employees preparing for an emergency?
• How do you ensure appropriate actions are taken
  at the right time?

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• Do you have alternative work sites?
• If you do what will be moved / stored and what
  not?
• If you dont, what to do?

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• Do you have storage facilities for critical
  documents and IT data/equipment?
• Do you know which documents must be
  safeguarded?

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• Under emergency conditions, how
• will the facility security be
• maintained?
• How critical is security at your
• company?

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Lean Tools
ISO 90012000
ISO 140012004
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Lean Tools

• Reduction of waste, efficient flow
• of the product to meet customer
• demands. Value Stream Maps
• 5S Workplace organization (Sort,
• Set in Order, Shine, Standardize
• and Sustain)

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Lean Manufacturing

• Team building, Standardized work
• Quality at the source, Cellular
• Point of use storage

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Management Standards

• ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 management systems tools.
• Process Identification and Process Approach to
  Management, Identification of Risks /
  Environmental Aspects and Impacts

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Manage Risks
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Red Tag Area
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Right amount in the right place
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Team to Address Specific Action Items

• Procedures for Pre-season
• Hurricane Watch
• Hurricane Warning
• After Hurricane procedures

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Eligibility for NIST Funds

• Organizations located in any of the 20 Counties
  identified by FEMA. List included in your
  document package
• A) Organizations damaged / rebuilding
• B) Operating at reduced levels due to customers
  or supply chain damage

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Methodology

• Complete the Screening tool included in the
  documentation package.
• Or e-mail squirch_at_uh.edu

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Methodology

• Eligible companies will receive a free assessment
  of their operation
• that identifies priority needs and offers
  recommendations in areas such as
• Lean Manufacturing
• Quality and Environmental Management

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Methodology

• Workforce Development
• Selected companies will receive no-cost
  training and technical assistance
• to implement recommended solutions.

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How to get in touch with us

• University of Houston-TMAC
• 815 TMAC Building
• Houston, TX 77204-6023Cell     713-416 7022
• Phone [phone]
• Fax     [phone]
• squirch_at_uh.edu
• http//tech.uh.edu/tmac
• 1-800-625-4876 or hurricane_at_tmac.org

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