PPG's Business Solutions Group led the instruction of its
MVP Green Belt Training for a class of 12 Toyota collision
center managers in the southeast region Nov. 8-11. Hosted
by Southeast Toyota Distributors LLC, a large independent
distributor of Toyota and Scion vehicles, the training was
held at its Vehicle Processing Center in Jacksonville,
Fla.
PPG's MVP Green Belt Training is a comprehensive four-day program focusing on
the practical application of Lean Six Sigma principles to
collision repair. The curriculum is designed to provide an
effective balance between teaching the proven science and
principles of continuous improvement and providing practical
solutions in the collision center environment, all geared to
drive simultaneous improvement in cycle time, quality and
cost.
The course covered such topics as X-Ray Repair Planning
(tm), process design and implementation, 5S and workplace
organization, and resources a collision center can draw upon
to further continuous process improvement. "Holding the
training at Southeast Toyota's Vehicle Processing Center
provided the attendees with a mix of classroom training and
the ability to observe firsthand how similar principles have
been implemented through the teachings of Toyota at the
Vehicle Processing Center," noted Steve Topczewski,
OEM/Dealer business development manager, PPG Industries.
"Since no two collision centers are exactly the same-in
terms of sales volume, facility size, layout and source of
work, etc.-the Green Belt curriculum takes into
consideration that the current state of differing collisions
centers can be quite different. The emphasis is on a real
world process of moving from wherever the starting point is
to an improved future state."
"We were extremely pleased to work with PPG and bring this
training to our dealers' collision centers, of which the
majority attending are 'Toyota Certified'," said Jon Lee,
regional consultant, Southeast Toyota Distributors.
"Continued support from PPG will allow participants to keep
their journey of process improvement on track and moving
forward. In that regard, we plan to conduct a follow-up
performance meeting in the first quarter of 2011 with PPG.
PPG's MVP Green Belt Training is recognized by I-CAR and the
Automotive Management Institute. Attendees received
appropriate credits for the course.
The MVP Program
was introduced over a decade ago, and was the first program
of its kind in the collision repair industry. Since then,
thousands of collision center owners and managers have
taken advantage of MVP's innovative services to improve the
way they run their business. Green Belt Training is part of
the MVP program.
For more information visit http://www.ppgmvp.com.
