The last few days I have been at UTac job shadowing a Mechanical Engineer that works in Business Improvement. Business Improvement is the Lean Six Sigma section of Cliffs. The projects that they do are to improve efficiency, safety, and basically anything else. When the Black Belts start a project, they have written process that they follow. The first step is to define the problem statement. Once they have done that, they figure out the business effects and what opportunities the company has by completeling the project. The next step is to go into the field and gather data. They use the data to calculate how much money the company will save by completing the project. The next step is to bring the project to a meeting to decide whether or not the project is worth it. If the project gets approved then the Black Belt assembles a team. The team usually consists of the workplace owner, direct supervisor, and a couple of workers affected by the problem. The team meets and brainstorms ideas to improve the area. Having the people that work directly in the problem area on the team is important because they usually have the best ideas to fix the problem. The team comes up with a solution and they implement the project. It was really neat to get a first-hand look at this because we had a day of training with the Business Improvement information and I got to see actual projects that involve it. Overall, it gave me a better understanding of Cliffs business improvement.
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