Sarawak are Inaugural Champions - Sime Darby Plantation

CorporateKorporatEye Opener on Lean SixSigma for PMC MembersBy: Mohd Imran Au-Farraq Abdul RahmanParticipants getting ready for the Courier “Move-It” simulation.Para peserta bersiap sedia untuk simulasi “Move-It”.Demonstrating theadage “leadership byexample”, theinternalisation of Lean SixSigma system throughoutPlantation Division got off theground with a one-dayworkshop for all PlantationManagement Committeemembers.The workshop was held onSeptember 17, 2009 at theHilton, Kuala Lumpur. It wasorganised by the TQEM SixSigma Unit.“Six Sigma is not just aconcept, it is a culture,” saidManaging Director Dato’Azhar Abdul Hamid in hisspeech at the onset of theworkshop. The chief also saidthat it was time that astandard way of doing thingsbe applied at all level ofemployees to facilitateimprovements andenhancement of dailybusiness routines.Continuous improvement iskey to ensuring therealisation of the company’sgoal of achieving theleadership position in theindustry globally. “Even if youthink you are on the righttrack, you will get run over ifyou just sit there,” quippedDato’ Azhar on theimportance of selfimprovements.The workshop was meant togive all PMC members a basicunderstanding of the LeanSix Sigma system, the criticalsuccess factors in deployingLean Six Sigma and toexperience Lean Six Sigmathrough a Courier “Move-It”Simulation conducted by SixSigma team from TractorsMalaysia, Miss Lynette andMiss Ana Mastura.Participants were given abrief introduction on Lean SixSigma by Mr Yoong fromSime Darby Group TQEM SixSigma, before they wereintroduced to Courier “Move-It” simulation, an interactivesimulation and workshopdesigned to achievebreakthrough thinkingamong those who are criticalto process improvement.During the programme, teammembers were able todirectly apply the principlesof process improvement,know what customer focusmeans in a real life setting,and the ‘rewards’ that theywould get when undividedattention is given tocustomer needs. They alsolearned how to change aprocess, how to apply thetools of quality and how toget a dramatic improvement.The simulation created amemorable sharedexperience essential forsuccessful change. Itdemonstrated how theprinciples of Lean Six Sigmain process improvement areapplied to any process.12.Seedlink July - October, 2009