Michael Morrow Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, Qld, Au

Gardens Point, Brisbane

Sessional Lecturer for the Mechanical Engineering subject of Lean Manufacturing, providing real life insight into topics such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S Workplace Organisation Systems, Work Study, Layout Design, Line Balancing and Set Up Reduction.

Brisbane, Australia

2Morrow Solutions is a consultancy that specialises in improving productivity through a holistic approach in applying Best Practice in organisations. By process mapping an organisation's operations, 2Morrow Solutions can highlight areas in the organisation that impacts the system as a whole in terms of effectiveness and cost. These areas can then be targeted through the use of proven Industrial Engineering and Lean methods.

Assisting clients in increasing output & decreasing cost through the considered implementation of:* Value Stream Mapping (VSM)* 5S Housekeeping & Workplace Organisation System* Visual Performance Measurement (VPM)* Pull systems* Standard Work, including Methods-Time Measurement (MTM)* Layout redesignAssisting clients to target profit directly by:* providing assistance in the decision process to make more profitable products through Cost Focused Innovation * providing assistance in facilitating growth through Facility Design

* Specialising in the application of 5S, Factory Layout, VSM & Standard Work to Queensland SME's.* Trained by Fraunhofer IAO in the application of Cost Focused Innovation to Queensland SME's.* Program Manager for first Ulysses Design Capability Program (June 2010 - December 2011)

* Implementation of Lean Manufacturing (incorporating Standard Work, work cells & 5S) into the Brisbane Assembly Area* Implementation of Engineered Standard Times (utilising MTM-2)* Establishment of an Assembly Factory in Nanjing, China* Management of Industrial Engineering personnel in Brisbane and Nanjing

* Maintenance of National Incentive Scheme (including annual audits & Work Studies)* Establishing Work Instructions for manufacturing processes* Product Development & Life Cycle Testing of sleep systems* Implementation and maintenance of NATA accreditation in laboratory * Management of personnel in R&D Department

* Productivity improvements including electronic kanban and manufacturing jigs.* Industrial Engineering support for non-standard products.

* Coordination of production within factory.* Management of training requirements & procurement of factory staff.* Management of factory efficiency and productivity.* Workplace Health and Safety Officer

* Productivity improvements including implementation of semi-automated technology & Standard Work for mattress manufacturing* Implementation of a Preventative Maintenance System* Management of the Maintenance Department* Member of Safety Committee.

B Eng / B Bus, Manufacturing Systems Engineering & Marketing

Certificate Iv - Training & Assessment

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