October 2017 Newsletter
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Training Graduates
Congratulations to our newest Introduction to Continuous Improvement training graduates! Thank you Lisa Irey, Katie Shearer, Dan Sloan, Ed Mollohan, Michelle Heard, Gwen Abington Robbins, Andrea Baker, Becky Curry, Shelly Bosovich, Maureen Taylor and Emily Behrens for fully engaging throughout the day and becoming experts in Lean. Next time you see one of them ask them about the dot simulation (pictured). |
2017 Wisconsin Lean Government Conference
Des Moines Public Schools will be featured at the 2017 Wisconsin Lean Government Conference for the impact we have made through our commitment to Lean practices and methods. Emma Knapp will be the morning's keynote to share the story of DMPS's journey to build a Lean culture. Find out more on the conference's website.
Des Moines Public Schools will be featured at the 2017 Wisconsin Lean Government Conference for the impact we have made through our commitment to Lean practices and methods. Emma Knapp will be the morning's keynote to share the story of DMPS's journey to build a Lean culture. Find out more on the conference's website.
Disbursement Kaizen Results
The disbursement project was one of the original 4 Kaizens completed during our demonstration phase in 2015. The purpose of the project was to enhance the disbursement (how we pay a bill) process through cutting processing costs and being more uniform. The project is now is sustainment. Here are the results:
The disbursement project was one of the original 4 Kaizens completed during our demonstration phase in 2015. The purpose of the project was to enhance the disbursement (how we pay a bill) process through cutting processing costs and being more uniform. The project is now is sustainment. Here are the results:
- Electronic payment processing – decreased printed checks by 5.725%, increased ACH processing by 5.8%, increased invoice payments through pCards by 7.5%, increased pCard rebate revenue
- Reduced use of paper and time per invoice for food service refunds, casual labor and workers compensation
- Created online training videos
- Centralized electronic invoice and pCard receipt and distribution
- Payment disbursement went from semi-monthly to weekly – invoice date to pay decreased from 32 to 29, received date to pay decreased from 15 to 13
Shout Outs!
Awesome job Teaching & Learning team for recognizing processes that are not Lean and starting the conversation with your Steward to make improvements!
Way to go Song Luong, Jenny Deeds, Patty Casson and Polly Morgan for improving the invoice process for one CNC vendor through the removal of a handoff, paying the invoices weekly verses monthly and saving 2 hours of time each month!
Way to go Song Luong, Jenny Deeds, Patty Casson and Polly Morgan for improving the invoice process for one CNC vendor through the removal of a handoff, paying the invoices weekly verses monthly and saving 2 hours of time each month!
