About TechHelp

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WELCOME!!
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Welcome and Good Morning
Agenda
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Welcome Back and Good Afternoon
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Überstix of Hailey
Überstix the next generation of construction
toys similar to Lego or K'Nex. Uberstix
components integrate with all other build sets
and with almost any recycled item.
Überstix founder and owner, Dane Scarborough,
wields an ÜberSaber constructed by Buck Knives at
our 2005 conference.
http//youtube.com/watch?vzw4EW4vCHiQ
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Spirit of Continuous Innovation Awards

• The Spirit of Continuous Innovation Awards
  recognize Idaho manufacturing companies that
  exemplify a sustained commitment to improving
  their companies and their people and growing
  their businesses through process and product
  innovation.

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Standlee Hay of EdenLean Manufacturing
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• Standlee created a more stable and organized
  workforce through a sustained commitment to Lean
  principle
• Standlee transformed business operations in a
  traditional agricultural industry through
  integrated web-based information systems
• Standlee transformed a standard agricultural
  product into a thriving international export

The Standlee Hay Team stands by the its products
in rural Eden, Idaho in Jerome County
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Buck Knives of Post FallsLean Enterprise and
Eureka! Winning Ways

• Buck Knives created a more productive workforce
  through a sustained commitment to Lean
  Manufacturing.
• Buck Knives demonstrated that Lean is not limited
  to the shop floor by incorporating the principles
  of Lean Accounting into its business. (Buck
  Knives is a big fan and early adopter of Brian
  Maskells principles.)
• Buck demonstrated the courage, foresight and
  leadership to be the first Idaho company to
  implement the Eureka! Winning Ways growth program
  to develop smart growth ideas.

At left, C.J. Buck participates in a Eureka!
Winning Ways idea engineering activity that led
to the creation of over 90 ideas for growth.
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Woodgrain Millwork of Fruitland Lean Enterprise
Certificate Program (LECP)

• Woodgrain harnessed the power of a more
  productive workforce through a sustained
  commitment to Lean Manufacturing.
• Woodgrain institutionalized Woodgrains
  commitment to Lean transformation by creating
  Continuous Improvement leadership positions at
  the corporate and facility levels.
• Woodgrain trained a cadre of Lean Champions who
  carry the spirit of continuous improvement
  through each of the Woodgrain facilities.

At right, Dr. Larry Stauffer of TechHelp and
Director of the University of Idaho School of
Engineering in Boise guides Woodgrain managers
through a Lean simulation activity at Boise State
University.
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Ugobe Pleo of Eagle, IdahoNew Product
Development

• Boise inventor, Caleb Chung, of Furby fame,
  worked closely with the TechHelp NPD team at BSU
  to develop a series of prototypes that became
  Pleo, his new interactive dinosaur developed for
  Ugobe
• Ugobe is a force for innovation that is
  influencing Idaho educational institutions and
  policymakers
• Ugobe crafted a multidisciplinary approach that
  combines science and art to create innovative
  products and entirely new markets
• Ugobe exemplifies the joy of creation and
  entrepreneurship that is inspiring a new
  generation of Idaho entrepreneurs

http//www.pleoworld.com
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Thank You!!
Mike WojcickiTechHelp Executive
Director 208-426-3689 Office 1375 Belmont,
Boise Mail 1910 University Drive Boise, ID
83725-1656