The Alabama Operations Management Institute (AOMI) is intended to raise the skills of Operational Management in the state of Alabama, by providing training involving the role of a company’s process leadership in successfully implementing a sustainable production system. The one fundamental difference of the AOMI program versus other training is the Management/Leadership Content.
AOMI focuses on the role of the leader in an operating system. Some of the leadership points emphasized include:
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Cultural Development.
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Change yourself first.
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Be Consistent, Be Crystal Clear.
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Live your values daily.
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Ensure learning is done by DOING not listening.
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Promote problems as being normal / as opportunities to learn and coach.
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Lead with questions not answers.
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No "snap shot" assumptions.
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Teach the thought process... "thinking way".
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Ask questions consistent with the standard problem solving process.
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Apply Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) to everything you do.
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Manage by Exception.
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Coach/Teach/Plan.
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Create a culture founded on Safety and Quality.
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Promote open communication and teamwork.
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Strive to simplify the business so ALL Team Members can participate.
AOMI participants learn how to define an operating system. An operating system is defined as:
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Consistent use of standardized management concepts applied to all areas of the business with the ultimate target being a high quality/low cost product, when it is needed, in as short a time as possible.Attempts to simplify the business to allow greater involvement by ALL Team Member.Focuses on the elimination of waste (optimization of resources) in all parts of the business.
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