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What Does Good Look Like? (WGLL)To register go towww.etracc.netToday online communities reach out across much greaterdistances than ever before. Technology allows for amuch richer participation that can be more meaningfuldespite limited ‘face time.’ Continuous Improvement (CI)practitioners are constantly challenged with the question, ‘Whatdoes good practice look like?’. Due to the constantly changingcompetitive landscape, the demonstrated best practice example/answer of yesterday may not apply today. More importantly, thereis a different example/answer for the various stages of CI.NEW ZEALANDTRACKING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTSWhile an online community of practice cannot replace the value of‘face time’, it does allow for knowledge sharing and for communitymembers to stay in touch between meetings.We offer the global CI community two collaborative learning services:1. Regular TRACC conferences combined with plant tours in eachmajor region around the globe.2. The ‘What Does Good Look Like?’ (WGLL) online community of bestpractice. WGLL is a membership service providing access to avisual studio filled with photographed examples of best practicesand tried and tested templates being used by leading globaloperations that are on the CI journey. Members can also sharetheir thinking and ask questions via the WGLL discussion forum.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------TRACC Ref:TRACC Stage: 2FOCUSED IMPROVEMENT------------------------------------------------------TRACC IMPLEMENTATION ACTION 2IA6Initiate and Track Improvement ProjectsSLOVAKIAThe WGLL Visual Studio contains examples from a broad range ofindustries including brewing, food & beverage, healthcare, mineralprocessing, and packaging. The visual studio is dynamic and isconstantly growing. Companies that have already shared their bestpractice examples on the WGLL platform are:VISUAL INDICATION OFOPEN/CLOSE STATE--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Through these organisations’ willingness to share their experiencesand progress in CI, excellent examples are available on what bestpractice looks like at various maturity stages. These visual examplesare what the WGLL members value the most. By gaining free access tothis content, you can:• benchmark your own progress by choosing to look at and sharethe visual examples that are applicable to your operation’s CImaturity stage• learn from other operations around the world and what otherindustries are doing• inspire and create the will to keep improving by studying theexamples in the next stages of CI advancementSince its inception in 2008, WGLL has gained hundreds of membersfrom Africa/Middle East, Australasia, Asia Pacific, Europe, LatinAmerica and North America.With WGLL, TRACC hopes to provide not only a new perspective, butalso allow users to gain an understanding of what CI communitieswant to share and how they wish to help each other in creating mutualunderstanding on many of the issues faced. In 2011, the service will beexpanded to allow greater group interaction and collaborative networking.TRACC Ref:TRACC Stage: 3AUTONOMOUS MAINTENANCE------------------------------------------------------TRACC IMPLEMENTATION ACTION 3IA6Implement Visual ControlsCLEAN AND TAGUNITED STATESThe WGLL service is complimentary. To join, simply register as amember and start sharing this free knowledge base. The service isavailable in English, Mandarin and Spanish.TRACC Ref:TRACC Stage: 2AUTONOMOUS MAINTENANCE------------------------------------------------------TRACC IMPLEMENTATION ACTION 2IA4Perform the Clean and Tag4WGLL Journal Volume 2 © CCI info@etracc.net www.etracc.net