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Engaging People -By Developing a Continuous Improvement System
Session ID:
VS1-03
Audience Rating:
n Intermediate
Company:
Northrop Grumman Newport News
Speaker:
Matthew Needy, Director of Process Excellence Strategy

Title:
Engaging People -By Developing a Continuous Improvement System
Presentation Abstract:

Learn how Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN) is engaging its people in providing more value to both their internal and external customers by deploying a Continuous Improvement System (CIS).

This process reinforces a culture of continuous improvement that drives the individual ownership of the business process to achieve increased customer satisfaction. This approach is built on the following guiding principles of People + Process = Performance is described below:

PEOPLE

  • LEADERSHIP: Leadership must be committed to achieving visible and validated improvement results through the engagement of all employees.
  • EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: In order to maximize NGNN's potential, they must create a culture that empowers and equips each employee to recognize waste in their value streams and proactively seek improvements in their individual day-to-day operations.

PROCESS

  • VALUE STREAM THINKING: Day-to-day decisions, improvements and priorities should be aimed at maximizing value to our downstream customers.
  • RECOGNIZINGWASTE: Recognizing and eliminating waste in the value streams is a fundamental skill for every employee.
  • PRIORITIZED ACTION PLANNING: Existing, related improvement initiatives must be coordinated to maximize benefits to the value stream.

PERFORMANCE

  • DECK PLATE RESULTS: By improving the quality and timeliness of value stream products to NGNN's deck plate and shop floor work teams, they better enable their programs to meet their commitments.
  • MEASURED RESULTS: Their investments in continuous improvement must enable improved performance and ultimately return measurable business results.
About the Company:
Northrop Grumman Newport News was founded in 1886. It is located on 550 acres with 2 miles of waterfront. It is the sole designer, builder and re-fueler of the U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and is one of two nuclear submarine builders. Not only does it have the largest Gantry Crane in the western hemisphere, but it also is the largest industrial employer in Virginia with 21,000 employees.
Speaker Biography:

Matthew Needy, Director of Process Excellence Strategy

Matthew T. Needy is the director of process excellence strategy for the Northrop Grumman Newport News sector. He is responsible for developing and aligning a strategy across all shipbuilding programs that will strengthen the sector’s performance by driving continuous improvements and standardization's in all areas. He serves as the Newport News executive liaison for process improvement initiatives across the corporation.

Matt has served as the manager of systems engineering where he was responsible for ship operational analysis, program risk management, systems integration, technical performance management, configuration control, and requirements management. Matt has also played leadership roles in promoting integration and sharing in the areas of systems engineering and knowledge management across all the Northrop Grumman sectors.

He joined the Newport News sector in 1991 as an engineer in the Seawolf submarine piping department and has held a number of progressively responsible positions in systems engineering and program integration.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Clemson University.
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