Pluspunten
1) Renewable Energy/New Technology 2) New Production Start 3) Learned a lot as an Engineer at P1 4) Was able to leave a good signature/legacy at Phoenix plant
Minpunten
1) Lack of leadership. There is management but no leadership. Vision of plant in Phoenix or company is not defined, and not communicated clearly. Unable to rally the troops behind the vision to make it happen. 2) Company needs serious help in the area of Supplier Development. The whole supply chain is screwed up. Nothing seems to follow the ideas of Deming as far as Quality-Cost-Delivery (Q-C-D). This ultimately will come back to bite them. 3) Company is severely behind the 8-ball as far as Continuous Improvement/Process Improvement/Lean Manufacturing/Toyota Production Systems. Not addressing this will make the company an also-ran. There are skilled people on staff at P1 who can do this, and will put this into practice given the authority and responsibility. Management does not seem to back it. I question the future viability if this is not done. This is needed. Need a focus on Q-C-D in regard to business viability. 4) Management does not seem engaged with the people on the shop floor. They do not develop them. They do not train them. It appears as though they do not care about the very people that directly affect if the company makes money...not shipping product = no money made. Few people who know how to put the product together get the support and development they need. 5) Good people often quit due to a lack of support. 6) The whole business vision and strategic vision seems to show that there is a real issue with viability of the business. I question the leadership, and if they know what is going on, and if the business is viable. I wonder about the long term viability, and if things are actually thought through. 7) The are procedures and processes that appear ambiguous and cumbersome. Some procedures and processes conflict with each other. They are not clear. People lack the discipline to follow the processes, and there is absolute no accountability. In fact we have managers who appear to care less about process. 8) Question whether management is engaged enough in the manufacturing operations or even cares for it. Question what they understand about the manufacturing operations.